Yashasvi Jaiswal's heart-wrenching tribute to his brother: 'You sacrificed your dream for us'

Over the past year, Jaiswal has been in impeccable form. He made a stunning century on his Test debut, becoming the 17th Indian to achieve this feat, and had a phenomenal series against England with over 700 runs. Now, his biggest challenge lies ahead as India prepares to face Australia in a grueling five-Test series for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Despite the intense competition that awaits him, Jaiswal took the time to congratulate his brother Tejasvi, who is making a comeback to cricket after a seven-year hiatus. The emotional phone call between the two brothers, as Tejasvi represented Tripura in the Ranji Trophy Round 5 contest, highlights the strong bond they share beyond the cricket field.

"Tune sab ke liye kiya, apne sapne ko choda, bahut sacrifice kiya, abhi tumhara time hai, enjoy karo (You sacrificed your dream for us, now it is your time, enjoy it)," Yashasvi told Tejasvi, reported The Indian Express.

To make ends meet, Tejasvi started working as a salesman, selling decorative lights in Delhi's South Extension and would regularly send a chunk of his earnings as pocket money to Yashasvi. Tejasvi last played in 2014 before family responsibilities paused his dreams. In between everything, Tejasvi also got embroiled in an age-fraud controversy which took time to get sorted.

Finally, with things improving and – Yashasvi inked a lucrative contract with Rajasthan Royals and beginning to make it big – Tejasvi went back to his first love – cricket. Picked for Tripura, Tejasvi couldn't make much noise against Meghalaya and Mumbai, scoring 13 and 4, but showed what he is made of, striking 82 against Baroda and also picking 1/29. Today, the Jaiswal brothers are out to prove a point – Yashasvi in Perth, and Tejasvi in Jammu, where Tripura are playing their round of Ranji.

"I also wanted to play cricket, but the financial situation of our family was not good. Yashasvi was doing well… So by the end of 2013, I quit Mumbai and cricket and moved to Delhi, where a relative runs a shop," he said.

"I played one game in the Harris Shield and picked up seven wickets. Then people started saying that I had an age-verification issue. I was benched for a year and a half. Yashasvi was doing extremely well and I didn’t want his prospects to be affected because of me. Anyway, Mumbai was too expensive for both of us. It was getting difficult for both of us to have two meals a day. At that point Jwala sir, Yashasvi's coach, wasn't in the picture yet."