Lucknow Super Giants’ young fast bowling sensation Mayank Yadav performed amazingly in his debut match itself. He took three wickets for 27 runs in his four over spell. After seeing this performance, everyone in the cricket world is praising Mayank Yadav. In this series, former cricketer of Team India Sanjay Manjrekar has also praised the young bowler a lot.

On Saturday, March 30, Mayank set the record for bowling the fastest ball of IPL 2024 with an impressive speed of 155.8 km/h. Manjrekar was so impressed with his bowling that he compared him to Rawalpindi Express’ Shoaib Akhtar, who still holds the record for bowling the fastest ball in international cricket.

In this match against Punjab, Lucknow won by 21 runs and Mayank got the Player of the Match award for his excellent bowling during the match. Apart from his ability to bowl fast, the 21-year-old also showed excellent control over his line and length and impressed everyone.

Sanjay Manjrekar spoke a lot in praise of Mayank Yadav

Sanjay Manjrekar while talking on Star Sports said, “India will be buzzing today. We have got Delhi Express after Rawalpindi Express coming from Pakistan. You know that the Chairman of the Indian Selection Committee, Ajit Agarkar is a former fast bowler. He gets very excited when he sees fast bowling talent.”

Sanjay Manjrekar further said, “As I was saying on air, this kind of momentum doesn’t stay with you for 7-8 years. When you have got this, Pakistan used to do this earlier also. For example, Waqar Younis. You sometimes have to fast track the fast bowlers. Sometimes, it works. It’s just a format we have to decide. We can track him faster. I know I’m going too far, but I was so excited to see his speed. He bowled the slowest ball at a speed of 139 kmph.”