Talented fast bowlers are often told to trade off pace for more variety, but Mayank Yadav got golden words from Delhi standout Ishant Sharma right from the start – never go for Gain other skills and compromise on speed. He has bowled the fastest bowling speed of this IPL season (156.7 kmph) against India’s latest pace sensation Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), talks about him in a chat with ‘Jio Cinema’ Take advice from Ishant, a veteran of over 100 Tests and Navdeep Saini, another senior pacer.

“All the bowlers I spoke to in Delhi, Ishant bhai and Saini bhai told me that even if I want to try anything new, I should bowl at my own pace.

“If I want to add a new skill, it should be around my speed, and I don’t need to add any skills that might affect my speed,” Mayonk said. Because, the intention of increasing the tempo with every serve is always in the back of his mind.

“My focus is not on pace but on taking wickets and contributing to the team by taking wickets. However, when I bowl, I always think in my mind, I need to get behind them.

“After the match, I always ask people what the top speed was, but during the match, I just focus on my bowling.” Yadav has been highly praised for his performances so far, the latest being against RCB last night of 3/14 games.

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