BCCI has announced the India Squad for the ICC T20 World Cup. One of the major missing from the team is young pace sensation, Mayank Yadav. The Lucknow Super Giants speedster was tipped to be a part of the team. But an unfortunate injury ruled out Mayank’s inclusion from the team.
Mayank Yadav missed out on India’s 15-member squad selection. As for the pace department, Jasprit Bumrah will spearhead the attack with Mohammed Siraj and Arshdeep Singh. Khaleel Ahmed too, however, is present with the team as a traveling reserve.
Mayank Yadav lighted up IPL 2024
Mayank Yadav lighted up IPL 2024 with his exceptional pace. Having played just 3 games, he blasted into the scene after scalping 6 wickets from 3 games. However, he unfortunately got injured with an abdominal strain and had to miss quite a few matches. LSG management confirmed that Mayank is under Workload management.
After having scalped 3 wickets apiece in 2 games, he went on to bag Man of the Match Awards. Mayank Yadav went on to consistently clock 150 kph in IPL 2024. However, the fastest that he bowled was against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at a speed of 156.7 kph.
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With Mohammed Siraj and Arshdeep Singh initially failing in IPL 2024, the 21-year-old was tipped to be a part of the India squad. The young gun was slated to get his India Team call-up directly in the ICC tournament. But, unfortunately owing to his injury, Mayank couldn’t be a part of the Men in Blue squad.
He made his comeback after recovering for a couple of games against Mumbai Indians. But the youngster couldn’t complete his bowling spell. He had to walk away from the field after bowling 3.1 overs after succumbing to a injury at his previous spot.
India Squad for ICC T20 World Cup: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Hardik Pandya (Vice Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj.
Reserves: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed and Avesh Khan
