Murali Kartik handing T20I debut cap to Mayank Yadav© BCCI/Sportzpics
Indian pacer Mayank Yadav enthralled cricket lovers as he made his T20I debut in opposition to Bangladesh in Gwalior on Sunday. After Mayank’s potential breakout season within the Indian Premier League was misplaced to damage, the 22-year-old stepped onto the crease in India colors for the primary time. He was handed the debut cap by former India spinner Murali Kartik, who’s working within the collection as a commentator. Kartik, nevertheless, later highlighted India head coach Gautam Gambhir’s sensible gesture, in asking him to be the one handing Mayank his debut T20I cap.
“What a memorable day for this Pace Service provider #MayankYadav ..it took me again 25 yrs once I acquired my cap from Sachin& Kapil paaji… A touching second for me personally to be requested to current the cap by @GautamGambhir …a beautiful gesture,” Kartik posted on X (previously Twitter).
What a memorable day for this Pace Service provider #MayankYadav ..it took me again 25 yrs when i acquired my cap from Sachin& Kapil paaji… A touching second for me personally to be requested to current the cap by @GautamGambhir …a beautiful gesture pic.twitter.com/dqwONnPPzA
— Kartik Murali (@kartikmurali) October 7, 2024
India’s T20I captain Suryakumar handed the ball to the younger tearaway within the last over of the powerplay. Mayank set his eyes on the chance to blow Bangladesh away and delivered a maiden over together with his sheer tempo and precision.
As Towhid Hridoy did not garner a single run within the teenager’s over, Mayank turned simply the third Indian cricketer to bowl a maiden in his first over within the T20I format.
Mayank made waves in his debut together with his tempo and added a wicket to his identify whereas giving freely 21 runs in his four-over spell at an economic system of 5.20. As he despatched thunderbolts down together with his tempo, Bangladesh’s skilled all-rounder Mahmudullah turned his first T20I sufferer. After warming himself up in his first over, Mayank introduced warmth to Gwalior with a scorching 146.1kph supply.
The tempo itself was sufficient to confuse the skilled star. He danced across the crease, tried to slice the ball and lofted it straight into the palms of Washington Sundar at deep level.
Mayank added to an all-rounder efficiency from the Indian aspect and helped the hosts seal a 7-wicket win within the collection opener. Bangladesh folded on 127, and India breezed previous Bangladesh to chase down the overall with a handful of overs to spare.
With ANI inputs
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