‘Pehle batana tha yea sabh’- Fans react as Yashasvi Jaiswal’s childhood coach Jwala Singh denies rumours of star player selling panipuri

Yashasvi Jaiswal had a sensational start to his international career. His childhood coach Jwala Singh has dropped a bombshell about the fabricated story of him selling panipuri during his early cricketing days. The Rajasthan Royals batter has been in the talk for his magnificent performances with the bat and garnered massive limelight.

In a recent interview, Jaiswal’s boyhood coach, Jwala Singh, voiced his displeasure with the widespread story of the player selling panipuri on the streets. The coach went on to discuss Jaiswal’s cricket career, the difficulties he encountered owing to financial constraints, and the reality behind the popular photographs on social media.

His father worked very hard to keep the family running: Jwala Singh

Jwala Singh told in an interview with Ishan Sharma on ‘Cric Crak’, “Yashasvi Jaiswal met me in 2013 while staying in Azad Maidan’s tent and didn’t have much financial support. Though his father worked very hard to keep the family running, there were certain limits. So, in the Azad Maidan Ground, there would be Pani-Puri trolleys that would turn up and Jaiswal would go in a friendly manner, speak with them and at times sell a few panipuri to earn 20-25 rupees.”

“On social media, a photo and a video went viral which shows Jaiswal standing next to a pani-puri guy claiming that he is his father. In 2018, when he was selected for the U-19’s for the first time, one of the TV channels had approached me, insisting on taking visuals of Jaiswal selling pani-puri. I was disappointed but the channel requested by saying that it is ‘normal’ and took the visuals anyway.”

Jwala Singh further stated that his family loved Jaiswal like their “own child,” providing him with all the necessities, but that they were wounded by the false stories that were being spread. He stated, “So as per the visuals, media claims that the man next to him is his father, but Jaiswal’s father has come to Mumbai only for work purpose just a few times from 2013 to 2022. And during this period, Jaiswal has stayed with me and my family. We have never treated him like a student but instead as our own child and given all the facilities. So, watching these fake stories on him selling pani-puri does disappoint me because only a part of it is true. When these types of stories go viral, as a coach and a father-figure, it does hurt.”

Here’s how fans reacted