IPL 2024 | "I idolise Dale Steyn a lot": LSG's Mayank Yadav

Speed thrills and excites Indias latest fastbowling sensation Mayank Yadav a passion cultivated since childhood when the sleek lines of jet planes the aweinspiring force of rockets and the raw power of superbikes captured his imaginationThe 21yearold Mayanks 150 kmph deliveries impressed everyone during the IPL 2024 match against Punjab Kings LSG secured a 21run win over PBKS on SaturdayThe pacer registered three wickets for 27 runs in his debut IPL 2024 game In the 12th over of Punjabs innings the speedster bowled the fastest delivery of the season which was 1558 kmphWith his sheer pace he bagged the wickets of Jonny Bairstow Prabhsimran Singh and Jitesh Sharma He also can consistently bowl deliveries of speed 150 mph and above Mayank Yadav won the Player of the Match award for his stellar show with the ballAlso Read IPL 2024 DC head coach Ponting confident of turning things around in further gamesEven in normal life apart from cricket I love things which have speed with them Whether it is a rocket aeroplane or superbike speed excites me In my childhood I liked jet planes and would get inspiration from them said Mayank at the postmatch press conferenceI have never bowled 156kmph before this I clicked 155kmph during Mushtaq Ali but this is my fastest ball added the pacer from Punjabi Bagh in New DelhiMayank played two List A games before getting picked by LSG in IPL 2022 The pacer did not feature in any of the matches in that season and was ruled out of the next season due to a hamstring injuryAfter he recovered from the injury he played for North Zone in the 50over Deodhar Trophy where he knocked out Rahul Tripathis middle stump with a ripperInjuries are part of fast bowlers life they are your friends I had three major injuries in the past one or one and a half years Those were my setbacksLast season also I missed playing in IPL because of injury I had side strain injury with rib fracture and that happened after Vijay Hazare My effort is to give more attention to recovery and to myself in training and physicallyAlso Read KKR openers took the game away FafMayank Yadav idolises the legendary South African fast bowler Dale Steyn I look up to only one fast bowler and that is Dale Steyn He is my idol and I idolise him a lot Yadav saidTalking about his game plan on Saturday he said JL head coach Justin Langer or even Morne Morkel bowling coach did not say anything particular on what I need to work on They know that along with pace my hard length ball is goodThey just told me to keep the plan simple use pace and bowl hard length balls as many as possible as well those which can be finished on stumpsHe said he did not feel any pressure or nervousness during his IPL 2024 debut match A lot of excitement was there in my debut For the last two years I have been visualising just one thing that that is when I make my debut what will I feel when I bowl my first ball Everybody said there would be some pressure or nervousness but I did not feel it at allWhen my captain told me to bowl the first over I felt inside me that I belonged to this place and there was a lot of confidenceHighlighting his goals Mayank said My aim is to always remain consistent and give away less runs to help the team Pace is a plus point for me which I try to use in a good wayAsked how he came to the limelight he said Two years back before the mega auction of the IPL I was with Delhi team for Vijay Hazare against UP side out assistant coach Vijay Dahiya sir saw me thereThere he showed interest in me he asked me videos of my bowling before IPL auction From there he picked me I thinkWith PTI Inputs