Bipin Dani
In Delhi, Prabhu Yadav has a business of supplying sirens and bar lights to the hospitals, to the police and other government departments. His 21-year-old son, Mayank, who opted to play cricket and not join his father and sister (Hasita) in the business and playing in his very first match in the IPL has brightened the red light by bowling the fastest delivery in the ongoing tournament.
Playing for the Lucknow SuperGiants (LSG) against Punjab Kings, he took 3 wickets in four overs in which one of his balls clocked 155.8 kph, minutes before claiming his maiden IPL wicket. It was the 11th over when Yadav bowled the fastest delivery of the season to Shikhar Dhawan who was beaten as he tried to slash it away through point.
“Yes, we did watch the match at home. He was a last-minute inclusion in the playing eleven and therefore could not travel to Lucknow for the match. We were hoping to go to Jaipur for his team’s first match against Rajasthan Royals last Sunday but he was not in the final XI”, the father said.
“Mayank has always been ambitious to bowl fast. He has been bowling at high speed at a young age and his team mates in U-15 and U-17 were astonished to watch him bowl at this speed”, the proud father said.
Mayank was enrolled by late Tarak Sinha in his academy and was polished later by another coach Devender Sharma.
Mayank Sharma has a slim body. Apparently that does help in fasting bowling. “His run up, loading and follow up is tremendous and therefore he generates this speed”, believes former fast bowler and selector Chetan Sharma, who too had a tiny body frame. “I have seen him bowl at zonal level. Quicker you run, you can bowl at this speed. If he remains injury free can make progress well,”, Chetan Sharma added, saying “he is a good prospect for India.”
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The proud father says… “We did watch the match at home. It was a last-minute inclusion in the eleven and therefore we could not travel to Lucknow for the match. We were hoping to go to Jaipur for his team’s first match against Rajasthan Royals last Sunday but he was not in the final XI”
“Mayank has always been ambitious to bowl fast. He has been bowling at high speed at a young age and his team mates in U-15 and U-17 were astonished to watch him bowl at this speed”
