Former Australian all-rounder and two-time IPL winner with Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings, Shane Watson feels that it will be unnecessary to push LSG’s emerging IPL 2024 star Mayank Yadav to play Test cricket at this time. The 21-year-old Mayank has taken the entire cricket fraternity by storm with his raw pace along with lethal lines and lengths. His performance in his first 2 matches against Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru has made him a hot topic and has also put him in the running to represent India in the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup in June.
Mayank Yadav has been with the Lucknow Super Giants since the 2022 edition of the IPL when they bought him for his base price. The youngster failed to make it into the playing full season after choosing. a hamstring injury that was severed around this time last year.
Consecutive player of the match performances
But still, it was worth waiting for Mayank Yadav, who as soon as he came into the starting lineup, made a direct impact. In his debut against Punjab, the New Delhi-based pacer surprised everyone with the pace of him, but the most important thing is the length and the mid-middle line that he chose. His first wicket in his IPL career was England’s explosive batsman Jonny Bairstow, the second was former India opener Shikhar Dhawan and the third was Jitesh Sharma, who could possibly be his teammate in the near future. .
In his second match against RCB at the bowlers’ graveyard of the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Mayank first removed Rajat Patidar, then sent Glenn Maxwell for a duck before cleaning the stumps against Cameron Green. In his first two matches, the 21-year-old was named man of the match with figures of 3/27 and 3/14.
Shane Watson feels BCCI should wait before handing over Test cap to Mayank Yadav
While speaking to Jio Cinema recently, Shane Watson asked the BCCI to wait for a while before calling Mayank Yadav to play Test cricket. Watson highlighted the amount of pressure that a fast bowler’s body endures in the challenging format that is the red-ball format. Watto further stated that it would be “not smart at all” to have Mayank play the most difficult format of all.
“Obviously the talk of the town is Mayank Yadav, to be able to see someone of his world-class speed and then also his world-class skill on display… Lucknow Super Giants are incredibly lucky to be able to have him. To be able to perform on the big stage against the best hitters in the world and dominating them and blowing them away is something very, very special.”
“Of course, in a perfect world, you would love to see him playing Test cricket, but knowing how challenging it is for your body as a fast bowler, to be able to get your body used to it and have enough stamina to be able to play.” handle bowling at high speed, 15-20 overs a day in a Test match on a flat wicket, at the moment I don’t see the need to be able to push his body to that limit.
“There aren’t many fast bowlers in the world who come through and are able to bowl at the speed and control that Mayank has, so they need to take advantage of the incredible talent and skill that that young man has. So, pushing him to play the Test cricket right now, I think it’s not smart at all.”
“Personally, I think it’s a waste of Indian cricket, to really try to push it into four-day cricket and Test cricket, knowing the incredible value it can provide in T20 and one-day cricket for India. “I’ve seen it in In the past, whether in India or other parts of the world, when everyone gets very excited about the arrival of a young speedster, the thought is always, “Oh, let’s push him to play Test cricket because that’s what last,” and it certainly is, but that takes time,” he said.