Yashasvi Jaiswal’s success a hat-tip to Mumbai, city with big heart and giving cricketers
Here’s a request. While applauding India’s bright new star Yashasvi Jaiswal’s runs and his technical correctness, do give a hat-tip to his city Mumbai that has dutifully conserved its cricketing heritage like a precious family heirloom. Cricket’s original Indian home hasn’t allowed the wild winds of change to uproot the foundation of the game. Had it not been for Mumbai, Yashasvi wouldn’t have happened.His is a barely believable true story. As an 11-year-old son of a small-time shopkeeper in Bhadohi in UP, he had travelled all alone to the city that Bollywood keeps telling the world fulfils every dream. Yashavi wanted to play for India, he was driven and focused. He eventually did. There was help from coaches, mentors and guardians but if one zooms out, a more heartening bigger picture ...