IPL 2024: How was Mayank Yadav selected in Lucknow Supergiants?

CricketInfoBlog Team 6 months ago 2 min read

Mayank Yadav impressed a lot with his performance in IPL
The story of Yadav's struggle to become a cricketer came to light
He created history by winning the Player of the Match title in the first two matches.

Currently, only one fast bowler is in the headlines in IPL 2024 and his name is Mayank Yadav. Mayank Yadav is not only creating fear in the minds of the batsmen with his speed but is also captivating the minds of cricket experts. The story of Mayank Yadav becoming a cricketer is very controversial, the secret of which was revealed by former DDCA selectors Chaitanya Nanda and Vijay Dahiya.

What did Nanda say?

I first saw Mayank about five years ago at the St. Stephen's Ground, where he was playing for Delhi in an Under-19 match against Madhya Pradesh. Someone told me about Mayank that he bowls very fast. Mayank had taken seven wickets in that match. The pitch was suitable for batting, on which Mayank did not allow the Madhya Pradesh batsmen to survive. After this, we wanted to send Mayank to Under-23 from Delhi, but then he got an ankle injury. We were waiting for Mayank to recover. He was fit, but could not make it to the team combination. Nanda said that Mayank is a very simple boy and comes from a very ordinary background. In 2020, when we started inviting him to the senior team camp in Delhi, he faced a lot of difficulty in coming.

we were proud of him

Impressed by his bowling, we decided to include him in the ODI team and keep him in the Ranji team to improve. In 2021, we picked him in the Vijay Hazare Trophy in Delhi. Then Mayank led us to victory in the match against Haryana in Chandigarh. He came to bowl the 49th over. He took three wickets and did not give a single run. His name came into discussion from that match. Nanda said that if Mayank keeps himself injury-free, he can become the best fast bowler.

Harshit got a chance due to injury

The way we supported Mayank Yadav, seeing his skills, many people objected to it, but we stand by our decision. We had a pool of eight to 10 players. When Mayank got injured, Harshit Rana got a chance to play before him. The most special thing about Mayank is that he is a natural fast bowler. The way he has performed in the IPL, I think Mayank will soon get a chance to play for the country. On the possibility of being selected for the T20 World Cup, Nanda said that a bowler should be played when he is at his peak. Mayank is in good form now and his confidence will also increase. Even big teams do not play him, so taking Mayank can be a shock for other teams.