It’s often said about the IPL that it is a stage where “talent needs an opportunity.” Many of the players who featured in the IPL have gone on to become some of the biggest superstars in the country.
Yet the IPL brings out another prodigy from Delhi, Mayank Yadav, who made headlines for his splendid performance with the ball against the Punjab Kings.
Apart from picking wickets, the main thing that grabbed the headlines was the pace at which he bowled. The pacer bowled the fastest delivery in this year’s IPL, clocking 155.8 km/hr.
So, let’s take a look at the complete Mayank Yadav Biography, from his personal life to the IPL 2024.
1. Who’s Mayank Yadav?
Mayank Yadav is a 21-year-old Indian cricketer who was born on June 17, 2002, in Delhi. He comes from a humble background – a middle-class family with his father and mother.
He already had a keen interest in cricket and after playing a number of domestic leagues, he was picked up by the Lucknow SuperGiants in the IPL 2023 auctions.
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Right now, he is a right-handed fast bowler and is playing as the main bowler of LSG and recently he spelled the fastest delivery of IPL 2024.
2. Personal Life
A) Family
Mayank Yadav hails from a simple middle-class family, with his father Prabhu Yadav who works in a local factory in Delhi and always dreamed of his son playing in IPL.
On the other hand, his mother, Mamta Yadav, is a normal homemaker who supported him throughout his cricketing journey.
B) Relationship
Currently, Mayank Yadav is not married nor he is dating anyone. He is single and focusing on his career and moreover IPL.
C) Net Worth
As of 2024, Mayank Yadav’s net worth is somewhere around 80 lakhs and the major part of this comes from his IPL and tournaments (Syer Ahmed Trophy and other domestic tournaments) salary. Currently, he getting paid 20 lakhs per match in IPL 2024.
3. Career
Mayank Yadav started his professional cricketing journey and got a chance to represent Delhi in a Twenty20 game against Manipur. Mayank made his debut for Delhi on October 11, 2022.
Mayank Yadav further got the opportunity to represent Delhi against Haryana in a List A game on December 12, 2022. Mayank Yadav also got a chance to represent Delhi at the first-class level on December 13, 2022, against Maharashtra.
4. IPL
Mayank Yadav was picked up by the Lucknow SuperGiants in the 2023 IPL auction but was not able to feature for them in a single match as the pacer was sidelined due to injury.
After missing the entire season of 2023 due to injury. Mayank Yadav got the opportunity to make his debut for the Lucknow SuperGiants in the IPL against the Punjab Kings.
The pacer immediately made a mark on his debut, picking up three wickets and giving away just 27 runs in his four overs.
Mayank Yadav was awarded the Man of the Match award for his splendid performance with the ball on his IPL debut.
5) Accomplishments
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At the age of 21, Mayank Yadav had already achieved significant milestones in his cricketing career. Some of his notable accomplishments are noted here.
- He became the first player to get a Man of the Match award in the first 2 games in IPL history.
- In the same year, Mayan Yadav broke his own record of the fastest delivery by bowling 155.8 KMPH to Shikhar Dhawan. This makes him the fourth-fastest bowler in the whole IPL history.
6) Challenges
However, the accomplishment and his career weren’t flawless. He faced some serious challenges throughout his journey. Like –
- Hailing from a middle-class family, Mayank Yadav faces several hardships associated with a typical middle-class family.
- However, his first challenge came in the form of an injury right before IPL 2023, which led to him being ruled out for the entire season
- In the current year of 2024, Mayank Yadav faced a serious injury in his hip area. After the MRI, doctors found a small swelling in the pelvic area, but now he is fine. Because of this, he had to skip two of his important matches.
Wrap Up
In a nutshell, Mayank Yadav was born into a middle-class Indian family and always had a passion for cricket. Plus, having very supportive parents, his cricketing journey wasn’t filled with hardship.
Of course, he had to struggle on the field to show his worth, by playing some domestic games like Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, but his hard work was recognized by LSG scouts, and now he is the faster bowler in IPL 2024.
