Talegaon is as nondescript a village as they come. In the middle of nowhere, some 100 km from Nagpur. In a district, Wardha, that hits the headlines mostly for a high farmer suicide rate. And the only industry, if it can be called one, is the manufacturing of iron products – daggers, knives and kitchenware. In this unlikeliest of places, from the house of Royals, the skills of two batsmen, sharp as knives, were honed. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Dhruv Jurel, India’s two big finds from the ongoing Test series against England, have spent weeks and months in Talegaon, training at the base of Rajasthan Royals, the Indian Premier League franchise they play for. There are one too many uncanny similarities between Jaiswal and Jurel. The duo hails from Uttar Pradesh, Jaiswal from Bhadohi and Jurel from Agra. They left their homes early to chase their cricketing dreams. Played the U-19 World Cup together before being subsequently scouted by the Rajasthan Royals. And even though their careers are at a nascent stage, they are already touted …