IND vs BAN: Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto raised eyebrows by showing an unbothered attitude towards Mayank’s express pace.
Indian pace sensation Mayank Yadav once again peppered the speedsters on his debut, clocking speeds over 150 km/ph in the first T20I at Gwalior. With his sheer pace and bounce, he was impressive as his balls hurried onto the bats of the opponent batters, as batters could not take on him with horizontal batted shots.
Morne Morkel idealized the pace and likeness of talent in Mayank Yadav when the Indian rising talent was seen starring in the LSG camp, and after he was appointed the India bowling coach, he brought in the speedster into the Men in Blue side.
Mayank started his international career at Gwalior, where he began his career with a maiden over in the first fiery spell and then with even more charged-up feet; he also got the wicket of the veteran T20I player, Mahmudullah. His initiation showed how splendorous his career could be and how he could emerge to be a major threat to their opponents.
However, waving off the possible threat he posed to the Bangladesh side, Najmul Hossain Shanto said he faces such speeds in their nets, and hence he is not too worried about them. Though he also pronounced him a splendid bowler.
Though they have had the likes of Nahid Rana, a lanky bowler who could generate pace around 150 km/ph, who has been seen off due to injuries, and now are only left with Taskin Ahmed, who could probably be the only pacer clocking above 140+ km/ph.
“We have the ability, but we have room for improvement in our skills. We have been batting in this way for the last 10 years. Sometimes we do well. We have to make some changes, perhaps where we practice back home.” Shanto feels that pitches in Bangladesh do not help players adapt to benefitted batting conditions, though it seems nothing but a statement of consolation.
“We play on 140-150 wickets at home. Our batters don’t know how to score 180 runs. I won’t blame just the wickets, but we have to consider skills and mentality,” Shanto said in a post-match interview after their crushing defeat in the first T20i against India.
