Updated On: 08 April, 2024 01:52 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
For his heroic performance in the IPL 2024 match against GT, Thakur won the "Player of the Match" award. He registered five wickets for 30 runs, including the wicket of opponent captain Shubman Gill. This was the pacer`s first five-wicket haul in the league which helped his side beat Gujarat Titans by 33 runs

Yash Thakur (Pic: X/@LucknowIPL)
Unlike others, Lucknow Super Giants` pacer Yash Thakur likes the burden of expectations. When captain KL Rahul saw the match-winner in him after Mayank Yadav`s injury, Thakur got the force he needed to register his first five-wicket haul in IPL.
Thakur received the spotlight after Mayank`s side strain, leading him to leave the ground in the IPL 2024 mid-match against Gujarat Titans.