His semi-final century against Pakistan helped India reach the Under-19 World Cup final. But not very long ago, Yashasvi Jaiswal was selling pani puris and fighting homelessness on Mumbai’s streets.
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00:00I was shocked because I couldn't tell anyone where I was going and I couldn't tell my family that they were worried.
00:28So I packed all my stuff and went to Azad Maidan.
00:49I came to Mumbai 7-8 years ago with my father.
00:58One day I went to Azad Maidan and played there for a while. I liked it here and I always wanted to play here.
01:15I wanted to work there and also live there.
01:31I used to wake up early in the morning, do some work and then go back to play the match.
01:38I used to do this for a few days and then they told me that I would have to work more.
01:45When it rains here, all the water comes into the tent.
01:54It was so hot in the summer that there was no washroom and no electricity.
01:59When I used to live in a tent, the gardeners and I used to cook together.
02:09Sometimes there used to be a fight and I would have to sleep hungry.
02:16I didn't tell my family about this because if I did, they would have called me back home.
02:24I didn't want to go home.
02:30I used to work in a shop in Panipuri where I could buy and eat whatever I could afford.
02:40I focused on cricket more than anything else.
02:50I have prepared myself mentally and I have changed all my negative thoughts into positive ones.
03:00My game has improved a lot.
03:11I played for India U19s and I am very happy.
03:15But I have to work harder, focus more and give 100 percent.