"Watching Shubman Gill, Riyan Parag play for India makes us feel.."- Shivam Mavi's explosive revelation

India fast bowler Shivam Mavi has revealed that he dreams of bowling alongside Kamlesh Nagarkoti for Team India one day. Around six years ago, Shivam Mavi and Kamlesh Nagarkoti burst onto the scene through the Under-19 World Cup 2018.

Both of them were highly impressive with the serious pace they were able to generate throughout the tournament.

Nagarkoti and Mavi clocked speeds of around 145 kmph consistently and the opposition batters were in trouble.

It was heartening to see two young Indian fast bowlers clocking such speeds and having the opposition batters troubled with pace and bounce.

Shining careers dented

Both were looked at as future fast bowlers for India. However, it did not go as well as planned. Since then, both the youngsters have fallen behind the pecking order.

While Mavi has played six T20Is for India, Nagarkoti is yet to make his international debut.

The careers of both these players have been hampered by injuries. Despite being highly talented, they have been unable to produce their best consistently.

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Shivam Mavi expresses happiness on the success of Under-19 batchmates

Shivam Mavi got injured in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season and had to leave the Lucknow Super Giants squad midway through the tournament due to a stress fracture.

Recently, he made his professional comeback in the Uttar Pradesh T20 League while playing for Kashi Rudras.

After the match, he revealed his conversation with former Under-19 teammate Kamlesh Nagarkoti. Both of them spent a month together at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) some days ago.

Mavi remembers talking about the Under-19 teammates and how they have taken their game to the next level. He expressed happiness on the progress shown by Shubman Gill, Riyan Parag, Arshdeep Singh, and Abhishek Sharma.

“We were talking about Shubman (Gill), Arsh (Arshdeep Singh), Abhishek (Sharma), and Riyan (Parag), playing for India and it makes us happy. Seeing them doing well inspires you,” Mavi was quoted as saying by The Indian Express.

Shivam Mavi and Kamlesh Nagarkoti dream to play together for Team India

The 25-year-old fast bowler also revealed that he and Kamlesh Nagarkoti have promised each other to play for India together one day. He also stated that Nagarkoti will be available for domestic cricket in the upcoming season.

“We have promised this to each other. Kamlesh is doing much better. He has not played cricket for so long. He is not negative anymore, he will play the domestic this season, and he is eager to do well. The hunger is back,” Mavi added.

Shivam Mavi and Kamlesh Nagarkoti played a key role in India's title win in the Under-19 World Cup 2018.

The young India pacer picked up 9 wickets in 6 matches at an average of 18.88 while Nagarkoti also picked up 9 wickets in the tournament at an average of 16.33.

Mavi got a chance to play for India in 2023 where he played 6 T20Is and picked up 7 wickets at an average of 17.57 and an economy rate of 8.78 with a best of 4-22.