Yash Dayal came from RCB quota: Fans react to pacer's India Test call-up against Bangladesh

The 26-year-old Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Uttar Pradesh left-arm pacer Yash Dayal received his maiden India Test call-up for the first Test of the two-match series against the Bangladesh National Cricket Team at home.

Yash Dayal has been one of the most talented fast bowlers in the Indian circuit and he has delivered some amazing performances over the years. His left-arm variety played a part in him getting the Test call-up for the match against Bangladesh because the Indian team management is reportedly keen to have a left-arm pacer in the squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.

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The reports that came out a few weeks back had suggested that Yash Dayal, Khaleel Ahmed, and Arshdeep Singh, who has become a star performer for the Indian T20I team, were in contention to get selected for the Indian Test team.

And now, it seems like Yash Dayal has won that race. If he gets picked in the playing XI for the first Test against Bangladesh, Dayal will be eyeing a great performance to cement his place in the team as India are set for a big Test season ahead.

Overall, Yash Dayal has featured in 24 first-class matches and has picked up 76 wickets at an average of 28.89, an economy of 2.98, and a strike rate of 58.0. He recently played for India B in the match against India A in the Duleep Trophy and returned with bowling figures of 1/39 & 3/50 in the two innings.

Other than Yash Dayal, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) selectors have picked Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, and Akash Deep as the pacers in the squad along with the spin quartet of Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja.

One thing to be noted here is that this is not Yash Dayal's maiden India call-up, but the first-ever India Test call-up. He was earlier selected in the India squad in 2022 for the away three-match ODI series against Bangladesh but was forced to miss the matches due to a lower back issue and was replaced by Madhya Pradesh fast bowler Kuldeep Sen in the squad.

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Meanwhile, the first Test of the India vs Bangladesh series will be played in Chennai from September 19, and the second Test is scheduled to be hosted by Kanpur from September 27.

Here's How Fans Reacted To Yash Dayal's Maiden India Test Call-up

As Yash Dayal received his maiden Test call-up, fans on X reacted to it. Many praised him for producing a remarkable turnaround in his career and some also questioned his selection. Here are some of the reactions: