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Mayank Yadav Height, Age, Family, Biography

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Age: 22 Years

Hometown: Delhi

Height: 6' 1"

Bio/Wiki
Full name Mayank Prabhu Yadav
Nickname Minty
Profession Cricketer (Bowler)
Physical Stats & More
Height 6' 1" (185 cm)
Eye Colour Black
Hair Colour Black
Cricket
International Debut ODI- Did not make yet
Test- Did not make yet
T20- Did not make yet
Jersey Number #8 (IPL)
Domestic/State Team Club Cricket

• Sonnet Cricket Club
• Rohtak Road Gymkhana

First-Class/List-A/T20

• Delhi Under-19
• Delhi (2022-present)
• North Zone

Indian Premier League (IPL)

• Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) (2022-present)
Coach/Mentor • Tarak Sinha
• Devendra Sharma
Batting Style Right-handed
Bowling Style Right-arm fast
Personal Life
Date of Birth 17 June 2002 (Monday)
Age (as of 2024) 22 Years
Birthplace Motinagar, Delhi, India
Zodiac sign Gemini
Nationality Indian
Hometown Delhi
School S.M. Arya Public School, Punjabi Bagh, Delhi
Educational Qualification 10th dropout check sources
Religion Hinduism
Food Habit Vegetarian
Tattoo Eagle tattoo on left forearm
Relationships & More
Marital Status Unmarried
Family
Parents Father- Prabhu Yadav (Businessman)
Mother- Mamta Yadav
Siblings Sister- 1 (Elder)
Favourites
Cricketer Dale Steyn
Money Factor
Salary/Income (approx.) Rs 20 lakh (As of 2024)

Note- This salary is from his IPL contract with LSG.
Social Media
Instagram Mayank Yadav

Some Lesser Known Facts About Mayank Yadav

  • Mayank Yadav started playing cricket at a young age with his friends and liked bowling.

  • He belongs to Rataho village, Marauna, Supaul, Bihar but his father moved to Delhi before Mayank was born.

  • His father was a cricket lover and often told him stories about legendary pacers like Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh who often hit batters on the helmet. He was inspired by his father’s talks to become a fast bowler.

  • At the age of ten, he started training at Rohtak Road Gymkhana, Shahdara.

  • When he was 13 years old, he went to Sonnet Cricket Club in Delhi, where he was trained under Tarak Sinha (popularly known as Ustaadji) and Devendra Sharma.

    Mayank Yadav (standing, third from right) when he played for Sonnet Cricket Club

  • Yadav has faced rejections in the trials for Delhi Under-14 and Delhi Under-16 teams.

  • Devendra Sharma said in an interview that when Yadav told him that he was a fast bowler, he did not believe him due to his lean body; however, he was amazed at Yadav’s bowling speed when he bowled in nets.

  • While studying in 10th standard, he decided to take a leave for 4 months to focus on cricket training; however, when the school authorities denied it, he dropped out of school to pursue a career in cricket.

  • His parents were worried about his education but he convinced them that he would leave cricket if he could not get selected for the Delhi Under-19 team in the next 6 months. He later played for Delhi Under-19 in the 2019 Cooch Behar Trophy.

    Mayank Yadav when he played for Delhi Under-19

  • Mayank Yadav liked bowling yorkers and bouncers at an average speed of around 150 kph. He became famous as ‘sar pe maarne wala bowler’ (bowler who hits on the head) in the Delhi domestic circuit.

  • He said in an interview that he has been fascinated by speed since a young age and likes jets, rockets, and superbikes.

  • In 2020, before trials for the Delhi Under-19 team, Services (Indian Navy) offered him a job paying Rs 50 thousand monthly with an offer to play in all formats of cricket for them; however, he declined the offer as he wanted to play for Delhi.

  • In 2022, he was acquired by Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) for his base price of Rs 20 lakhs in the second round of the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction but he did not get a chance to play in the season.

    Mayank Yadav during a practice session for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the 2022 IPL season

  • He got injured during a domestic match in 2023 due to which he could not participate in the 2023 IPL season.

    Mayank Yadav during a practice session in the 2022 IPL season

  • In October 2022, he made his T20 debut for Delhi against Manipur in the 2022 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT).

  • On 16 December 2022, during his List-A debut match for Delhi against Haryana in the 2022 Vijay Hazare Trophy, Haryana needed 12 runs in the last 2 overs to win but Yadav bowled a maiden 49th over and helped Delhi win the match.

  • Yadav made his Ranji (first-class) debut on 13 December 2022 for Delhi against Maharashtra.

  • He was the highest wicket-taker for North Zone in the 2023 Deodhar Trophy as he took 12 wickets in 5 matches at an average of 17.58. He bowled a delivery with a speed of 155 kph in the tournament.

  • Yadav played his first IPL match on 30 March 2024 for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the 2024 IPL season, he took 3 wickets for 27 runs. He won Man of the Match on his IPL debut.

    Mayank Yadav with Man of the Match award on his IPL debut

  • He became famous for the delivery bowled with a speed of 155.8 kph which was the fastest delivery of the 2024 IPL season before Gerald Coetzee overtook him on 1 April 2024 with a delivery of 157.4 kph speed. check sources Hindustan Times check sources Times Now On 2 April 2024, he broke his own record with a speed of 156.7 kmph in a match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB).

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 goes 🔥

𝟭𝟱𝟱.𝟴 𝗸𝗺𝘀/𝗵𝗿 by Mayank Yadav 🥵

Relishing the raw and exciting pace of the debutant who now has 2️⃣ wickets to his name 🫡#PBKS require 71 from 36 delivers

Watch the match LIVE on @JioCinema and @StarSportsIndia 💻📱#TATAIPL |… pic.twitter.com/rELovBTYMz

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 30, 2024

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