Lucknow Super Giants should have felt the stress when their star pacer Mayank Yadav walked off the sphere after conceding 13 runs in his opening over. LSG had been defending a complete of 163 for five towards the power-packed batting line-up of Gujarat Titans and Mayank, who was their Player of the Match within the earlier two video games, was out of the bottom with a aspect pressure. GT might need seen this as a chance and so did a teenager within the LSG group – Yash Thakur. He was delivered to bowl the ultimate over of the powerplay. At that cut-off date, GT had been cruising at 47 with out loss.

Thakur eliminated Shubman Gill within the very first over and by no means appeared again within the recreation. What adopted was a double-wicket maiden from the pacer, the primary in IPL 2024. He completed with figures of 5 for 30 in 3.5 overs, which additionally occurred to be the primary five-wicket haul in IPL 2024.

Who is Yash Thakur?

Yash, who idolised Umesh Yadav, additionally performs for the Vidarbha group within the home format. Duly impressed by Umesh’s bowling throughout his forming years, Yash adopted the footsteps of the veteran pacer to develop into what he’s at the moment.

As stunning as it could sound, Yash wished to develop into a wicketkeeper initially of his cricket profession. However, it was former Vidarbha captain and coach Praveen Hinganikar, who noticed him bowl in nets after which suggested him to make a change to quick bowling.

Yash’s supply of inspiration behind wicketkeeping was MS Dhoni and Hinganikar did have a troublesome process in hand to influence the teenager to see his profession in quick bowling. He, nevertheless, managed to do it.

Yash has performed 22 First-Class video games for Vidarbha and picked 67 wickets. He has performed 37 List A matches, scalping 54 wickets. Yash additionally holds the expertise of taking part in 48 T20 matches wherein he has taken 69 wickets.

Lucknow Super Giants purchased the right-arm pacer forward of IPL 2023 for a sum of Rs 45 lakh.

Yash performed 9 video games for the franchise that season and picked 13 wickets whereas bowling at an financial system of 9.08. IPL 2024 can be turning out to be a very good season for Yash as he has picked a complete of 6 wickets within the first three video games.