"No Food, No House": How India Star Yashasvi Jaiswal Began His Cricket Journey

Rising youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal's coach, Jwala Singh, believes his prodigy can become the "next legend" of Indian cricket in the next four or five years. Jaiswal is the latest star in Indian cricket. He showed potential for the future the moment he made his Test debut in 2023 against the West Indies. Since that moment, Jaiswal has gone from strength to strength and established himself as an all-format player with a string of consistent performances. With the young southpaw continuing his journey of establishing himself as the next big thing in the world of cricket, Jwala exuded confidence in Jaiswal and his potential to become the next legend.

"I think that in four or five years, yes, he can become the next legend of Indian cricket. I think the goal is not only to represent India, but the goal is also to become the next legend," Jwala said as quoted from The Sydney Morning Herald.

Jwala, a Mumbai cricket coach, has seen numerous kids batting on Azad Maidan, but it was in Jaiswal that he saw the potential of becoming the next prospect in Indian cricket.

A decade ago, when Jwala finished watching a routine academy game, his eyes fell on two boys batting in the nets. The right-handed complained about the uneven surface, while the left-handed adapted to the surface without making much of a fuss about it.

That was the moment Jwala realised he had seen something special in the boy. He approached the young boy and asked him who he was.

"My friend started saying that this boy doesn't have a house, doesn't have food, and he is just around 12 years of age, and he said that I have a fear that he may run into the wrong hands and can lose his life," Singh said.

"Then that small boy came out from the nets, and he just removed his