Lucknow Supergiants fast bowler Mayank Yadav became the talk of the town after his impressive performances against Kings XI Punjab and Royal Challengers Bangalore. He impressed with three crucial wickets on his debut and against RCB he was again the man of the ball as he took out Cameron Green, La Important wickets from Jatt Patidar and Glenn Maxwell. Mayank’s performances have made him a favorite to feature in India’s 2024 T20 World Cup squad, but former Cricket Australia batsman Matthew Hayden has come up with a plan to deal with the youngster’s blistering pace.

“One of the things that happens in this game is that all the eyes, all those great players are looking at him and they’re strategizing how to play him. If you hit the ball with length and pace, that’s It’s hard to hit. The way you’re going to play against someone with that speed is you need to let the ball come to you. Don’t try to force the ball off your front or back foot. Just absorb the pressure and the ball will stay. Things get done based on how quickly they can be delivered,” Hayden said.

Australian cricketer Steve Smith also weighed in and said the lack of slow delivery so far was something the batsmen could exploit against Mayank in the future.

“If you look at all those pitches, there’s not a slower pitch there, so you don’t have to worry about that at this stage. He might have it in his arsenal, we haven’t seen it yet, but you might,” Smith said. Will trust yourself to get into the defence, or maybe leave a little bit of space, take advantage of the pace, and then let it come to you. “

Former Australian cricketer Tom Moody said Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) pacer Mayank Yadav is in discussions to feature in the ICC T20 World Cup, which will be played in West Indies/USA from June 1.

Mayank’s three wickets and a flurry of top-order pace bowling destroyed RCB’s top order and helped LSG hand the home team their third defeat at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Tuesday.

ESPNCricinfo quoted Moody as saying that after LSG’s win, Mayank was in discussions to play in the tournament as the skills required for the tournament are important considering the powerplay and death overs.

“He is definitely in the conversation. Whether you take the risk of betting on him or not is another matter because you also need to consider what kind of skills a back-up fast bowler needs – is it a power bowler, or is it a capable bowler? Guys of ability. “The ability to bowl the death ball, all those subtle skill sets are important when you talk about the T20 World Cup,” Moody said.

(With ANI input)