Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra was surprised to see Indian pacer Mayank Yadav play only two out of five games against New Zealand. Notably, India won the five-match T20I series 3-2.
Despite playing only two games, Mayank was India’s second-best bowler after Arshdeep Singh, scalping four wickets. Speaking to Cricinfo, Chopra reckoned that the young seamer is back for good and fans can see him play for India regularly.
“He may have picked up a niggle for all we know. We have no idea. So once we don’t know, we don’t want to speculate. But yes, it is a bit of a surprise. Hopefully, at some stage, somebody will ask the question and we’ll have an answer that this is the plan for Mayank Yadav. He’s coming back into this team,” Chopra said.
“How many bowlers in this country bowl at 150 clicks? He’s capable of doing that. His comeback is looking quite good, to be fair. He was the pick of the bowlers when he played. Mayank Yadav is back for good is what you think. Because the only thing that was stopping him from playing for India regularly was his injury and his rehab,” Chopra added.
Additionally, Chopra stated that the Indian fast bowling attack looked a little inexperienced due to Mayank Yadav and Prince Yadav, adding that veteran all-rounder Axar Patel failed to create an impact with the ball in hand.
“When you look at the Indian fast bowling attack, it was a little inexperienced. You had Mayank, you had Prince. Both are quite young and quite raw in terms of their international experience. India did not play the spinners. Axar Patel is not really picking the wickets right now. So, if that is the territory that you’re operating, I don’t think you’re going to actually dismiss the opposition completely,” he concluded.
