"One Opportunity": India's 156.7 kmph Sensation Mayank Yadav Reveals Gautam Gambhir's Message

Lucknow Super Giants pacer Mayank Yadav earned his maiden Team India call-up for the T20I series against Bangladesh.

Unarguably one of the quickest pacers in the world, Mayank Yadav earned a well-deserved India call-up for the upcoming T20I series against Bangladesh. Cashing in on his Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 heroics, Mayank now looks to make the opportunity at the grand stage count. In the Indian team, Mayank would have a familiar face guiding him, having already worked with head coach Gautam Gambhir during his time at Lucknow Super Giants. Sharing an anecdote from his time with Gambhir at LSG, Mayank revealed how the former India opener helped him put his career growth and mindset in the right perspective.

Mayank, who delivered the fastest ball in IPL history, clocking 156.7 kmph, said that he had no clue of Team India call-up. He only got to know about it after checking the BCCI website.

"I wasn't aware of the selection. "But I saw my mates here receiving congratulatory calls. I just checked the BCCI website and got to know my name was there," Mayank told Times of India.

"Once I put down the phone, I had flashbacks in front of my eyes-from the day I first went to Sonnet Club to the four anxious months spent at the NCA to recover from frequent niggles," he said of his first reaction.'

Mayank also recalled a conversation he had with Gambhir about getting chances in the LSG team. Without mincing words, Gambhir told the express pacer that there are people who get multiple opportunities, and there are those who just get one. When that solitary opportunity came, Mayank knew he had to make it count.