Before the ICC U-19 World Cup final against Bangladesh, India’s golden boy Yashasvi Jaiswal – who was also the top run-getter of the tournament – shared how the advice from Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Wasim Jaffer have helped him to do well in the mega event.

“He and Sachin sir are my idols. Wasim sir keeps telling me how to build an innings. Since he’s played in South Africa, he gave me tips on how to tackle the pace and bounce on the quick wickets here. Sachin sir gave me valuable advice, saying, ‘Every bowler will give you a clue about what he’s going to bowl next. You’ve to concentrate and catch that clue,'” Jaiswal said to TOI from Potchefstroom.

Rahul Dravid, who coached India to U-19 World Cup successively in 2017, had travelled there last month and then he gave some tips to the youngsters. Yashasvi Jaiswal had scored a century against Pakistan in the semi-final and shared what his coach Jwala Singh had told him to do before the game.

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“I keep asking him (Dravid) a lot of questions. I asked him how to bat when the team is under huge pressure. He gave me simple advice: ‘Just focus on the next ball very, very hard,'” he added.

“Being a frontline batsman, I was feeling the pressure a bit before that game. When I and (fellow opener) Divyansh (Saxena) were batting, they were sledging us a lot. However, we were determined to win the game without losing a wicket, and we were so happy to do that and go to the final. Before that innings, I had scored three fifties, but wasn’t carrying on after that,” added the youngster.

“Before the semifinal, Jwala sir (his coach) told me to break my innings into two parts. Once I’d scored my fifty, I was supposed to think that I’m now batting on zero. That really helped me break that barrier,” Yashavi Jaiswal concluded.