NEW DELHI: Tempo sensation Mayank Yadav obtained his maiden call-up because the Ajit Agarkar-led senior choice committee introduced India’s squad for the three-match T20I sequence towards Bangladesh, set to start on October 6.
Mayank has been sidelined since April 30 on account of an damage sustained through the IPL 2024.
Suryakumar Yadav will captain the group with thriller spinner Varun Chakravarthy making a comeback to Indian squad after almost three years.
Take a look at regulars Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Rishabh Pant have been given a break.
Nitish Reddy, the reserve seam-bowling all-rounder following Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube, obtained a possibility after being sidelined from the latest Zimbabwe tour on account of an damage.
Promising cricketers similar to Riyan Parag, Abhishek Sharma, and Harshit Rana have secured their spots within the 15-member group, which incorporates Jitesh Sharma because the secondary wicketkeeper, with Sanju Samson being the first selection.
Probably the most notable shock is the inclusion of Mayank, who persistently bowled within the mid-150 km/h vary for the Lucknow Tremendous Giants in three of his 4 IPL matches, incomes back-to-back Participant of the Match awards that attracted international consideration.
Sadly, through the IPL season, the 22-year-old bowler from Delhi was sidelined on account of a decrease belly pressure.
Given his distinctive expertise, he was fastidiously managed with a complete rehabilitation program and has lately been bowling 14 to fifteen overs each day on the Nationwide Cricket Academy (NCA).
It’s believed that the upcoming Bangladesh sequence presents one of the best alternative for the nationwide choice committee and head coach Gautam Gambhir to judge how he performs on the worldwide degree, as he’ll solely be required to bowl 4 overs.
If he holds up nicely bodily, there’s potential for him to be regularly built-in into longer codecs, as he’s considered as a promising expertise for the way forward for Indian cricket.
India will play three T20Is in Gwalior (October 6), New Delhi (October 9) and Hyderabad (October 12).
India’s squad for 3 T20Is towards Bangladesh: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Riyan Parag, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakaravarthy, JItesh Sharma (wk), Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Mayank Yadav
