Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai: IPL 2025 ke blockbuster clash MI vs LSG mein sabki nazar thi Mayank Yadav ke comeback par. Lekin match ke baad headlines bana le gaye Naman Dhir, jinhone Mayank ke pace se bilkul bhi impress nahi hone ki baat kar daali!
Mayank Yadav, jo LSG ke liye injury ke baad wapas aaye, apna pura pace wapas nahi la paaye. Mumbai ke Rohit Sharma ne unka welcome kiya do chakke maar kar. Halanki Mayank ne unko slow ball pe out bhi kiya. Teeno overs mein 35 runs dene ke baad unhone slog overs mein control dikhaya aur Naman Dhir ko bilkul chup kar diya.
“It’s nothing special. He is bowling, I am batting; it’s nothing special. It’s another bowler to face for me. I won’t say I prepared much against him. Yes, I watched his videos of what he will bowl and what shots I can play, but I would say it’s another bowler for me to face,” – Naman Dhir, post-match press conference
16th over ke pehle ball pe Mayank ne MI ke skipper Hardik Pandya ko clean bowled kiya. Is over mein unhone 5 aur runs diye (do wides ke saath) aur match khatam kiya 4 overs mein 40 runs aur 2 wickets ke saath.
Dhir ne agle overs mein pace change karke Prince Yadav ko do chaukke, Digvesh Rathi ko ek chhakka aur Avesh Khan ke last over mein ek aur maximum laga ke apna score 25* (11 balls) pe finish kiya. MI ne banaya 215/7.
RTM card ke through retain kiye gaye Naman Dhir IPL 2025 mein consistent rahe hain. Ab tak 7 innings mein 155 runs, average 38.75 aur strike rate 184.52 ke saath, MI unko floater ke roop mein use kar raha hai.
Zaheer Khan ka Mayank par vishwas:
“The wait was long, and for anyone who’s playing after so many months, to get back into the game is always that one hurdle which one needs to cross as a bowler… That’s why, if you see from our side, the effort was to bring him in as Impact Player…” – Zaheer Khan
“I know that fast bowling is never easy, especially in this format, when the batters are coming so hard at you… I’m glad that he has got through the game. That one hurdle is crossed…”
“I’m happy with the way he’s bowled… The execution is only going to get better. The speeds are only going to get better as he plays more.”
Zaheer ne kaha ki fast bowlers ke liye comeback tough hota hai, lekin Mayank ne apne pehle match mein achha perform kiya aur jaise-jaise tournament aage badega, unka pace bhi wapas aayega.
Ab dekhna hoga ki Dhir vs Mayank ka yeh mini battle agle matches mein kya rang laata hai!
