 "Mayank Yadav has the ability to constantly bowl over 150kph. AP")
Mayank Yadav has impressed one and all with his searing pace in his debut season of IPL. The Delhi pacer was bought for just Rs 20 lakh and in his first season in the tournament, the 21-year-old has set the stage on fire by bowling the fastest ball of the ongoing edition. Mayank bowled a 155.8 kmph delivery against Punjab Kings on his IPL debut before bowling the fastest delivery at 156.7 kmph against Royal Challengers Bangalore. So far he has also taken six wickets in two matches at an economy of 5.13.
Considering his tearaway pace and accuracy, former India batter Manoj Tiwary has recommended the selectors to include the Yadav into the squad for the T20 World Cup 2024 which starts in June this year and will be played in the USA and West Indies.
Tiwary said that chief selector Ajit Agarkar must pick Yadav as the third pacer in India’s squad after Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Shami.
“If I was in Ajit Agarkar’s position I would put him in. Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami and then him. Looking at Mayank’s form, action and release it looks like he is in control and it feels like if you give him a bigger stage, he will deliver. With IPL where many overseas players do come in and get them out, your confidence will also go up,” Tiwary said on Cricbuzz.
Former India opener and legendary Virender Sehwag also praised Yadav’s ability to bowl quick and remain accurate and expressed that he should be picked for the World Cup.
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More Shorts“The difference between Mayank and Umran is that his lines are accurate. Umran was also quick but he wasn’t able to improve on his line and length. Mayank’s lines and lengths are accurate. He is well aware that he has the speed but if I get my lines wrong then I could concede boundaries. Just for that alone I feel that he should play international cricket after IPL if he remains fit,” Sehwag said.