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Mayank Yadav is being called the fastest bowler of India.
LSG bought Mayank Yadav for 20 lakhs in 2020
New Delhi. Former West Indies fast bowler Ian Bishop wants the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to include young fast bowler Mayank Yadav in the contract list of its fast bowlers. 21 year old Mayank Yadav has emerged as a pace sensation in the 17th season of IPL. After Punjab Kings, he was seen leaving his mark in the match against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Mayank has been bowling at a speed of 150 kilometers per hour continuously in the last two matches. In the match against RCB, Mayank took 3 wickets for 14 runs in 4 overs. He has reached second place in the list of Purple Cap by taking 6 wickets in 2 matches.
Everyone is surprised to see the speed of Mayank Yadav, who made his IPL debut for Lucknow Super Giants. LSG had signed him in 2020 for Rs 20 lakh. However, after this he could not play due to injury. Mayank Yadav got a chance to debut against Punjab Kings in IPL 2024 and since then he has been called the fastest bowler of India. He bowled the ball at a speed of 155.8 kilometers per hour against Punjab Kings, which was the fastest ball of the current IPL season. However, 4 days later, he improved his own record by bowling the ball at a speed of 156.7 kilometers per hour against RCB. This is the fourth fastest delivery in the history of IPL.
Ian Bishop made this demand
Ian Bishop wrote on social media X after the end of the LSG vs RCB match, ‘There is no need to look further to add the name of the sixth bowler to the fast bowling contract.’ BCCI had recently announced the annual retainership contract for Team India for the 2023-24 season, in which Akash Deep, Vijaykumar Vishak, Umran Malik, Yash Dayal and Vidwath Kawerappa have been signed under special contracts. Ian Bishop has requested BCCI to include Mayank Yadav in this contract.
Ian Bishop expressed happiness after seeing the name of Umran Malik
When BCCI had announced the contracts for fast bowlers, Ian Bishop had welcomed this decision of the Indian Cricket Board. Bishop had congratulated it on behalf of India for giving the contract to the pacers. Then he had written, ‘A very good step by India to give contracts to fast bowlers. I am a big fan of this, especially after seeing Umran Malik’s name in this list. Any team that wants to be competitive at the world level has to develop quality fast bowlers.