Mayank Yadav: Rising Star of IPL 2024 Setting the Pitch on Fire

Overview:-

Attribute	Details
Full Name	Mayank Prabhu Yadav
Date of Birth	June 17, 2002
Place of Birth	New Delhi, India
Age	21 years, 292 days
Batting Style	Right-hand bat
Bowling Style	Right-arm fast
Playing Role	Bowler
IPL Team	Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
IPL Debut	IPL 2024
Notable Records	Man of the Match in first two IPL matches
Fastest Delivery	156.7 KMPH
Potential	Considered for T20 World Cup 2024

Mayank Yadav first player in IPL history to win Man of the Match Award in 1st two matches

Mayank Yadav took the wickets of Cameroon green and Rajat Patidar, winding up his spell with 3/14 in four overs. These numbers were so impressive that he became the first player in whole IPL history to win the Man of the Match award. In the star-studded T20 league he won the title only in the first two matches of his career. During Mayank’s IPL debut match played in the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow against Punjab Kings (PBKS), he sent Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh and Jitesh Sharma packing in his spell of 3/27 in four overs. When Punjab was playing good at 102/0 in 11.3 overs our thunderbolt took 3 wickets and left them hanging at 139/3 in 15.4 overs during the 200-run chase. 

 

Mayank Yadav broke his own record in IPL 2024

Mayank is a right hand fast bowler. He bowled his fastest delivery against Punjab Kings in IPL 2024. He bowled at 155.8 KMPH to Shikhar Dhawan. Our speed eagle broke his own record on the speedometer while playing against RCB by bowling at 156.7 KMPH. He has become the fourth fastest bowler in the history of IPL. Now fans are demanding him to play in the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 in India’s Squad. 

“Feel really good, two Player of the Match awards in two matches. I am happy that we won both the matches. My goal is to play for the country. I feel this is just the start. I enjoyed Cameron Green’s wicket the most,” Mayank said after playing like thunderbolts in Bengaluru.

 

 

 

Who is Mayank Yadav? His Journey

Mayank Prabhu Yadav is a superfast bowler from Delhi. He was born on 17 June 2002 in Bihar, India. He comes from a very humble background. His father Prabhu Yadav is a worker in a local factory in Delhi. From a very young age he started playing cricket and at a young age of 14 joined the Sonnet Club to give his dream wings. Two coaches at the club Devendra Sharma and Tarak Sinha recognised his talent. He’s got a god gift of speed and coaches worked on finishing the diamond for accuracy. After some time he became famous in Delhi with people saying his speed and bounce scares the batters.

“I love speed and always did, not just in cricket but in general life too. Be it a plane, rocket or superbikes. Speed excites me,” Mayank Yadav said after his debut. Despite his speed and talent he couldn’t play in the Delhi U-19 team. “I ran away after the Services guys told me that I was selected. I was not even giving my 50 percent but three or four bouncers I bowled, they were impressed. But I wanted to play for Delhi. Sir mai Delhi ka ladka hun aur yahi se khelna tha (I am a Delhi boy and I wanted to play for Delhi),” Yadav told Indian Express. He played for Delhi in domestic cricket. Before the IPL 2024 he played in 2 list A games in 2022. His never-ending passion and perseverance in cricket finally gave him fruit and he secured a place in the senior team of Delhi in 2022. During a domestic cricket tournament a former Indian cricketer and Lucknow Super Giant’s assistant coach back then spotted his talent, calling him Gautam Gambhir. They refined him to become a high speed bowler. But he couldn’t play and got ruled out because of an injury as fast bowlers are prone to injuries. “We decided to invest in him. We were not going to play him in the first season because he wasn’t ready mentally and physically. He didn’t have miles in his legs since he didn’t play junior cricket at the state level. But he was an important investment for us. Nobody knew about him but we picked him at the auction,” Dahiya said. Now he is playing for the Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2024 making history. He is a right-arm fast bowler and does batting with the right hand. 

 

FULL NAME-Mayank Prabhu Yadav

BORN-June 17, 2002, New Delhi

AGE- 21y 292d

BATTING STYLE-Right hand Bat

BOWLING STYLE-Right arm Fast

PLAYING ROLE-Bowler

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is Mayank Ready for the Top Level Cricket? 

Mayank played like thunderbolt in IPL 2024 broke his own record with 156.7 KMPH against 155.8 KMPH. Now there are talks spreading across the nation that our 21-year-old speed sensation should be picked for the T20 World Cup 2024. Words are spreading that the decision makers are happy with our speedometer-beater’s performance till now and they can launch him in the Indian Squad. Mayank is ready for top level cricket and it’s the time for him to play in international cricket when he is at his excellence speed. India has lost many of his fast bowlers due to launching them later in their career after they lost their charisma. Indian pacer Abey Kuruvilla is an example of this mistake in the 90s. People are saying this shouldn’t be the case with our speedometer-beater Yadav. As Prasad said, ‘we have seen other young faces who have the world very fast in the past but they Lack game Intelligence and can be wayward. They can be groomed over time but Mayank already looks like a seasoned bowler’. 

 

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