Was Mayank Yadav Set To Play For India? His Club Coach Makes Big Claim After Fiery IPL Debut

Mayank Yadav was an unknown commodity on the planet cricket, till he made his Indian Premier League (IPL) debut for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in opposition to Punjab Kings on Saturday. The Delh-born pacer introduced his arrival within the IPL 2024 with a sensational show of tempo bowling that noticed the teen delivering the quickest ball of this yr’s competitors. During the match in opposition to Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Lucknow on Saturday, Mayank appeared unfazed as his 155.8 kmph scorcher left Shikhar Dhawan in a spot of trouble. The 21-year-old ultimately ended up taking three essential wickets as Lucknow Super Giants registered their first win of IPL 2024.

Now, Mayank’s coach, Devender Sharma, has claimed that the pacer was thought-about for a spot in India’s Test squad for the recently-concluded Test sequence in opposition to England.

Speaking to RevSportz, Devender advised that chief selector Ajit Agarkar needed to see Mayank bowl earlier than deciding on him. However, he was sidelined at the moment on account of an damage.

“He was very sad, nearly broken. Who would want to give away the chance to impress the chief selector and play for India? I pray to god that he keeps rising and stays fit. He is a very good and strongly built kid. He has an athletic body. He is very hard-working and has the ability to serve India for long. He has a good head and that is what is most important,” Devender informed RevSportz.

Devender, who runs the celebrated Sonnet Club, additionally revealed that Rishabh Pant and Sourav Ganguly needed Mayank to affix Delhi Capitals. He additionally added that Gujarat Titans Ashish Nehra was additionally within the pacer.

For the unversed, Mayank was purchased by LSG for Rs 20 lakh forward of IPL 2022. However, he didn’t a single sport that season.

The susbsequent season, he was dominated out of the match on account of an damage.

Mayank had first caught the limelight through the Vijay Hazare Trophy in 2021. On his match debut, he bowled a maiden within the forty ninth over to assist Delhi defend 12 off the final 12 balls in opposition to Haryana.

(With PTI Inputs)