IPL 2024: Recently, 21 year old young fast bowler Mayank has been making waves in the Indian Premier League. He has played only 2 matches for LSG in IPL 2024, but has joined the race for the Purple Cap by taking 6 wickets. Mayank has also become a topic of discussion because he is continuously bowling the ball at a speed of more than 150 km per hour. So far, the bowler who has bowled the fastest ball in the season is Mayank, who while playing for LSG, bowled the ball at a speed of 156.7 km per hour in the match against RCB. On the other hand, if we talk about Mitchell Starc, he has the crown of being the most expensive player in the history of the Indian Premier League, but his bowling has proved to be mediocre so far.
Difference in salary of Mayank Yadav and Mitchell Starc
Mitchell Starc is one of the most talented bowlers in the world, who was making a comeback in the IPL after 2015. Considering his stature and statistics in international cricket, KKR had bid Rs 24.75 crore on him in the auction. The pressure of being the most expensive player is so much on Starc that till now he has bowled 8 overs in 2 matches, in which he has scored 100. Have given away runs.
On the other hand, Mayank Yadav was included by Lucknow Super Giants this time for his base price i.e. Rs 20 lakh. In his second match of the season, LSG gave him a chance in the playing eleven, where he took 3 important wickets against Punjab Kings. By taking 3 wickets in the match against RCB, he has come second in the race for Purple Cap after CSK's Mustafizur Rahman. On one hand Mayank Yadav was bought for Rs 20 lakh and on the other hand Mitchell Starc was bought in the auction for Rs 24.75 crore. Starc's salary is about 105 times more than Mayank's but till now an equally huge difference is clearly visible in his performance.
Mayank has made the whole world crazy
Often in international cricket, the Indian team is missing a lethal fast bowler, who can consistently bowl the ball at a speed of more than 145 or 150. In such a situation, Mayank Yadav's performance in IPL 2024 has also attracted the attention of many veteran players. Ian Bishop, Dale Steyn, Shikhar Dhawan and even Shoaib Akhtar have praised him. Akhtar wants bowlers like Mayank to emerge and break his record of fastest ball.
Since T20 World Cup 2024 is also coming near, if Mayank Yadav continues taking wickets in the matches, then he may also get a chance to play in the Indian team. After the first match, Punjab Kings captain Shikhar Dhawan and after the second match RCB captain Faf du Plessis also praised Mayank's sharp bowling.
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