Battling homelessness and hunger, he conquered his way to a dream debut in the Indian cricket team. This is the story of Yashasvi Jaiswal. 🏏
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00:00I was very shocked because at that time I couldn't even tell anyone where I was going
00:22and I couldn't even tell my family that they were worried.
00:25So I did one thing, I took all my stuff and went to Azad Maidan.
00:43I came to Mumbai 7-8 years ago with my father.
00:55One day I went to Azad Maidan and I played there for a while.
01:04I really liked it here and I always wanted to play here.
01:07I thought that I would be able to work there and also live there.
01:24So I used to wake up early in the morning and do my work and go back to play the match.
01:31I used to do this for a few days and they told me that I would have to do more work.
01:36But I used to get so tired that I couldn't do it.
01:39So one day they threw me out of there.
01:48Whenever it rains here, all the water comes in the tent.
01:51It was so hot there that there was no washroom and no electricity.
02:01When I used to live in a tent, I used to cook food with the gardeners.
02:06Sometimes I used to get into a fight with the gardeners and I would have to sleep hungry.
02:12I didn't tell this to my family because if I did, they would have called me back home.
02:19And I didn't want to go back home.
02:21I used to work in a shop in Panipuri.
02:28I used to earn money from there and I could buy and eat whatever I wanted.
02:44I have given a lot of attention to cricket.
02:46It has prepared me mentally to think positive.
02:56That's why my game has improved a lot.
03:17I have given a lot of attention to cricket.
03:20It has prepared me mentally to think positive.
03:23That's why my game has improved a lot.
03:46I have given a lot of attention to cricket.
03:49It has prepared me mentally to think positive.
03:52That's why my game has improved a lot.
03:55That's why my game has improved a lot.
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