Mayank Yadav claims stakes in India squad for T20 World Cup 2024, Ian Bishop comes down in support

Former West Indies cricketer Ian Bishop has urged the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to induct Mayank Yadav in the list of players with fast bowling contracts. Ian Bishop’s comments arrive after Mayank Yadav’s marvelous debut in IPL 2024.

Playing for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), Yadav grabbed eyeballs with his pace attack in the debut game vs Punjab Kings. The 23-year-old clocked 150-plus KMPH speeds consistently to demolish the opposition batters. His ability to bowl 150-plus deliveries has made him the most-talked-about youngster in IPL 2024.

Mayank Yadav has clinched 6 wickets across 2 games. With 3-wicket hauls in both games, the right-arm pacer won the Player of the Match (POTM) award. His spells helped LSG to defend totals against Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB).

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Ian Bishop backs BCCI contract for Mayank Yadav

Former Caribbean pacer Ian Bishop hailed Mayank Yadav on X (Twitter) after his stunning show in IPL 2024. Bishop took to X and posted two tweets for LSG pacer. Bishop praised him in one tweet and urged BCCI to hand him a pacer’s contract in the other post.

“This Mayank Kid bowling like a child of the wind….pphhoofff”. “Nothing else needs to be seen to add a sixth name to the fast bowling contracts list”, he tweeted. Have look at his tweets below.

This Mayank Yadav Kid bowling like a child of the wind,,,pphhoofff.

— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi) April 2, 2024

Nothing else needs to be seen to add a sixth name to the fast bowling contracts list.

— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi) April 2, 2024

Notably, BCCI has offered pacers’ contracts to five Indian bowlers so far. They are Akash Deep, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Umran Malik, Yash Dayal, Vidwath Kaverappa. However, if Yadav continues with similar shows in IPL 2024, he might earn a pacer’s contract with BCCI in the future.

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Mayank Yadav drives LSG to victory against RCB

Meanwhile, Mayank Yadav led Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) to victory in the previous match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). Asked to bat first, Quinton de Kock gave a stunning start to the LSG with his 56-ball-81. Later, Marcus Stoinis added 24 runs but lost his wicket.

Nicholas Pooran added a quickfire 40 off 21 in the death overs to set up a powerful total. RCB bowlers dismissed some LSG batters cheaply at the start. However, they failed to outplay Quinton de Kock and Nicholas Pooran, who shattered spectacular knocks in the IPL 2024 encounter.

RCB batters fail to shine once again

During the chase, RCB lost Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis cheaply for 22 and 19. Rajat Paditar added 29 runs but became a victim of Mayank Yadav. Later, the LSG bowler also demolished key batters Glenn Maxwell and Cameron Green cheaply, dismissing them for 0 and 9 respectively.

Mahipal Lomror added a blistering 33 off 13 towards the end with 3 sixes and 3 fours, however, he failed to drive RCB to victory. Lucknow bundled out Bengaluru at 153 to win the match by 28 runs.

Meanwhile, LSG has won two matches in a row in IPL 2024. KL Rahul & Co. takes the 4th spot in IPL 2024 points table with 4 points. Before RCB, Lucknow stunned Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 21 runs. Lucknow lost to Rajasthan Royals (RR) in their first match of Indian Premier League 2024. They will next face Gujarat Titans at home on Sunday, April 7.