Lucknow Supergiants must have felt the pressure when their star pacer Mayank Yadav walked off the field after conceding 13 runs in the first match. LSG defended a total of 163 runs in 5 games against the power-hitting lineup of Gujarat Titans while Mayank, the man of the match in the first two games, was sidelined due to a side strain. GT may see this as an opportunity, as does Yash Thakur, a young player on the LSG team. He was brought to the end of the power play game. At the time, GT was undefeated with 47 points.

Thakur knocked out Shubman Gill in the first round and never looked back in the contest. Next up is a double-wicket maiden from the pacers, the first in IPL 2024. He ended with figures of 5 for 30 in 3.5 overs, which also happened to be his first five-wicket haul in IPL 2024.

Who is Yash Thakur?

Yash is Umesh Yadav’s idol and he also plays for Vidarbha in the domestic arena. Yash left a lasting impression on Umesh during his formative bowling career and he followed in the footsteps of the veteran pacer to become the player he is today.

Surprising as it may sound, Yash wanted to be a wicketkeeper at the beginning of his cricketing career. However, former Vidarbha captain and coach Praveen Hinganikar suggested him to switch to fast bowling after seeing him bowling into the nets.

The inspiration for Yash’s wicketkeeping is MS Dhoni and Shinganekar does have a tough task at hand to convince the youngster to see his career in fast bowling. However, he managed to do it.

Yash has played 22 first-class games for Vidarbha and picked 67 wickets. He has played 37 Group A matches and claimed 54 wickets. Yash also has the experience of playing 48 T20 matches, in which he took 69 wickets.

Lucknow Supergiants purchased the right-arm pacer for Rs 45 lakh ahead of IPL 2023.

Yash played 9 games for the team that season, taking 13 wickets with a bowling economy rate of 9.08. IPL 2024 was also a good season for Yash as he took a total of 6 wickets in the first three games.