Watch: Indian cricketer Yashasvi Jaiswal chats with actress Ananya Pandey on handing negativity

The Indian cricket team’s young prodigy Yashasvi Jaiswal have had a great start to his international career. He has become a really popular name among the Indian cricket team players and has already got a good fanbase. But, as the norm is, when you become famous, not only you get fans but also those who don’t like and try spread negativity around you. 

Recently, the 23-years-old cricketer was seen at a event alongside Bollywood actress Ananya Pandey, the daughter of Chunki Pandey. During the event, both Ananya and Jaiswal had a candid chat about how the young batter faces all the negativity on social media and people around him.

Yashasvi Jaiswal answered to the question stating that he doesn’t really think about them and things that he can’t control. “Has there been something that you have read and it’s completely thrown you off prior to a match, or a practice session, or anything like that?” asked Ananya Pandey.

“Nahi, main matlab sochta nahi hun (No, I do not think about all these things),” replied the Indian batter. Who which, Ananya said that she also would like to emulate Jaiswal and try to not think about the negativity. “I wish I could be like you. Mujhe bhi nahi sochna hai (I also do not want to think about)”, said Ananya.

Jaiswal continued to add, “Toh main bas ye koshish karta hun ki kya mere control mei hai, mei kya kar sakta hun, mei apne upar focus kar sakta hun, apne dimag pe kaam kar sakta hun. Mera saara focus ek hi cheez pe rahta hai, ki mujhe kya karna hai. (I try to see what is in my control, what I can do? I focus on myself and how I can work on my mindset. All my focus is on one thing only).”

Yashasvi Jaiswal is considered the next big superstar of Indian cricket. The left-hand batter made his senior debut in the Test series vs West Indies in July 2023 and went to make his T20I debut a month later. He is yet to make his ODI debut though but has been included in the Indian cricket team’s squad for the series vs England.

Jaiswal has played 19 Test matches and has scored 1798 runs with an average of 52.9. He has also scored 723 runs in 23 T20I innings with a strike rate of 164.3.