IPL has always been a success story for young talents all over India. From domestic cricket, names have gotten famous here at IPL and grabbed eyeballs of the country. Young boys have made it count. Such success stories are uncountable. This year the IPL lookbook has started off with a great story of a young leg-spinner. Mayank Markande was just a domestic player playing some list A games and T20 matches for Punjab. But the 2018 IPL auctions turned out to be amazing for the lad as he was grabbed in by Mumbai Indians. His googlies are surreal and the commentators even compared him to the mystery bowler Rashid Khan.
It was no less than a dream start for Mayank as he in the first game against Chennai Super Kings took two heavyweight wickets of Dhoni and Rayudu. Dhoni was totally startled by the ball and the boy lived his moment. He took three wickets in the first game.
In the second game against Sunrisers Hyderabad, the story was same but the protagonists were different. Mumbai put up a low score on board but Dhawan and Saha took on a charge of the first ball itself. Mumbai was lagging behind when the 20-year-old came with his spin and broke the partnership. Saha, Dhawan, Shakib, and Manish all fell for his spin attack and returned back. Though Mumbai lost both the matches but Mayank have shined through.
With seven wickets in his name he now holds the purple cap. He has an average economy of just 6.5. He became an overnight star and thus twitter couldn’t hold back but praised his efforts
Here’s have a look at some tweets:
Mayank Markande looks like he’s well on his way to becoming a star. Highly impressive! #MIvSRH #VIVOIPLonStar
— Sanjana Ganesan (@SanjanaGanesan) April 12, 2018
Talent meets opportunity. Mayank Markande has grabbed it with both hands. Story of the season for @mipaltan so far. Also, Credit to the scouts and the team management for playing him upfront. #SRHvMI
— Jatin Sapru (@jatinsapru) April 12, 2018
https://twitter.com/vicky_msd/status/984483498172923904
Top spell by Mayank Markande. That's two games in a row now. Other teams will be studying him really closely now
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 12, 2018
Whatever the result, Mayank Markande has been simply outstanding. Two matches 7 wickets and has bamboozled some of the best players of spin. Has a great future ahead of him #SRHvMI
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) April 12, 2018
Mayank markande apna punjabi munda👍 well done young fella @mipaltan great to see you doing well.. keep going
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) April 12, 2018
Hoping to see more from this young talent in upcoming games and he surely would be an awe bowler for many teams to face in future. Mumbai will next take on Delhi Daredevils tomorrow. Both the teams have lost their first two games.
