Yashasvi Jaiswal keeps scoring: 185 in U-23 game for Mumbai

He was finally dismissed for 185 (243 balls) by Santosh Kumaran S but not that was not before he slammed 19 boundaries and a solitary six.

In a recently chat with the Indian Express, he had said that India’s loss in the U-19 World Cup final was “not end of the world”.

Yashasvi Jaiswal: ‘I haven’t reached anywhere near my dream of playing for India’

Before the World Cup, Jaiswal was known for his inspiring rise out of socio-economic challenges – he sold pani puris and lived in tents of groundsmen at maidaan where he honed his game- but he returned home with more enriched understanding about himself and his life.

Jaiswal had also said that he realises that the road ahead would be tougher but he is aware and ready for it. “Until now, it was just age-group tournament, now that I will be in man’s world I know I have to double my hardwork.”

What stands out in the numerous interactions with him over the last couple of years is the ever-increasing maturity and a philosophical outlook to life.

“I know about myself. I don’t have anything to do with the world. I have kept my life simple. Clear. I wake up around 5 am. Sir told me to use the time to talk to myself, understand myself, motivate myself. That’s what I do. It’s important that in these times, you spend time on yourself. I don’t waste time thinking about how others should understand me; I have understood myself, that’s more important,” Jaiswal had said. “My fight isn’t with the world. It’s with me. My only bad habit is cold drinks, I plan to leave it now. Too much sugar. I have to get fitter. I do meditation, I have started to give more attention to fitness as its key to succeed.”