“He asked me to…”: Mayank Yadav reveals Gautam Gambhir’s valuable advice

Indian pacer Mayank Yadav had a successful start to his international career as not only did he take a wicket but also, he only gave away 21 runs in his quota of 4 overs. In the match, India bundled out Bangladesh for only 127 runs and chased the target down in just 11.5 overs.

After the end of the series opener, Mayank revealed an important message that head coach Gautam Gambhir sent him ahead of his maiden international outing.

“I was indeed excited but was a bit more nervous. This series marked my comeback after the injury. I didn’t play competitive cricket and then directly made my debut. That’s why I was a little more nervous,” Yadav said in a chat with Jio Cinema after the match.

“The recovery period was tough for more. Quite a lot of ups and downs were there in the last 4 months. But more than me, it was tougher for the people who worked with me,” Mayank added.

Mayank was focused on bowling accurate lengths in his debut match

Mayank also revealed that he was more focused on bowling accurate lengths in the match rather than being fast.

“Today I focused more on my body. Also, I was determined to hit the proper lengths instead of bowling faster. I didn’t think about my speed. I just tried leaking the least runs possible and bowling at a proper line and length,” Mayank said.

“I did bowl the slower ones in the IPL as well but not much. I had a word with my captain and he asked me to rely on my stalk ball more than trying out variations. But coming to Gwalior, the wicket didn’t have much bounce so I changed my pace accordingly,” Mayank added.

Mayank revealed the important message that was given to him by Gambhir

Revealing an important message from the head coach Gautam Gambhir, Mayank said that he was asked to not think too much about his maiden international game and stick to the basics.

“Nothing extra, he asked me to stick to the basics and do the things that have yielded positive results for me in the past. He asked me not to think much about trying different things or even think that it was an international game. Following the process was the key,” Yadav concluded.

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