NEW DELHI: After setting pace weapons on fireplace in 2024 version of the IPL, Mayank Yadav made his India debut within the latest T20Is vs Bangladesh and seemed sharp after present process an extended rehab on the Nationwide Cricket Academy.
In his maiden T20I sequence, which India received 3-0, Mayank took four wickets in Three matches. His standout second got here within the third T20I in Hyderabad the place he turned the fourth bowler in T20I historical past to assert a wicket with the primary ball of an innings.He joined an elite group of Indian bowlers together with Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
The three outings have been sufficient for selectors to now check the teen in red-ball cricket and he was named as a touring reserve for India’s upcoming three-match house Take a look at sequence towards New Zealand. Alongside him, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Prasidh Krishna have been additionally included as touring reserves.
The Take a look at sequence towards New Zealand begins on November 16 in Bengaluru, with the second Take a look at in Pune beginning on October 24, and the third sport in Mumbai from November 1.
Whereas some former cricketers counsel that Mayank’s needs to be dealt with cautiously, former India cricketer and ex-selector Jatin Paranjape disagrees.
“We should always take it step-by-step with Mayank Yadav. The speak about wrapping him in cotton wool is exaggerated,” stated Paranjape.
“Bowlers have to bowl to enhance, they don’t get higher by simply figuring out within the gymnasium. The main focus needs to be on making him stronger physiologically. The BCCI is already engaged on his power and conditioning, which is able to make him a greater prospect for India,” he added.
Mayank has solely performed one First Class fixture for Delhi as an harm dominated him out for the whole 2023-24 season and he performed 4 video games on this 12 months’s IPL for Lucknow Supergiants earlier than getting dominated out attributable to an harm. The upcoming Assessments vs New Zealand will enable him a possibility to check his physique for the longer grind.
