Jayant Yadav en route his 104 against England on Day Four of the fourth Test at Wankhede Stadium yesterday. Pic/Suresh Karkera

India's bowling all-rounder Jayant Yadav first went for coaching to RP Sharma of Young Friends Cricket Club at Harbaksh Stadium in Delhi's Cantonment area as a nine-year-old to train as an off-spinner. When Sharma asked him to bowl at an under-14 camp, the coach was surprised with his guile, deception and control. Sharma thought that the boy is promising, and if trained well, Jayant can develop into a good off-spinner.