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IPL 2024, Yash Thakur: In the 21st match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) defeated Gujarat Titans (GT) by 33 runs. In this match played at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Sunday, the host team set a target of 164 runs. In reply, Gujarat Titans team was out for just 130 runs.
Yash Thakur bowled brilliantly and took 5 wickets for 30 runs.
Fast bowler Yash Thakur was the hero of Lucknow Super Giants' victory. Yash Thakur bowled brilliantly and took 5 wickets for 30 runs. For the first time in IPL 2024, a bowler took five wickets. Yash bowled Gujarat captain Shubhman Gill in his very first over. Then when Yash bowled again, he bowled a double wicket maiden over. However, Yash did not get any success in his third over. But in the last over he took two wickets and gave victory to the team.
Apart from Shubhman Gill, Yash Thakur took the wickets of Vijay Shankar, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia and Noor Ahmed. This performance of Yash Thakur is very important. Lucknow's fast bowler Mayank Yadav got injured during this match. In such a situation, the responsibility of taking wickets fell on him. Yash maintained the confidence of his team and performed brilliantly. After injuries to fast bowlers like Mayank and Mohsin Khan, Lucknow team will also expect explosive innings from Yash Thakur in the upcoming matches.
Yash Thakur considers Dhoni-Umesh as his idol
Yash Thakur was born on 28 December 1998 in Kolkata. Although he plays domestic cricket for Vidarbha. Interestingly, Yash wanted to become a wicketkeeper at the beginning of his cricket career. Yash's role model behind the wicket is Indian legend Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Former Vidarbha captain and coach Praveen Hingnikar once saw Yash Thakur bowling in the nets and then advised him to become a fast bowler.
It was a difficult task for Hingnikar to convince this young player to make a career in fast bowling. But he was successful in doing so. 25-year-old Yash Thakur has played 22 first-class matches for Vidarbha so far, taking 67 wickets. At the same time, Yash has 54 wickets in his name in 37 List-A matches. Yash also has the experience of playing 49 T20 matches, in which he has taken 74 wickets. Yash Thakur considers Indian fast bowler Umesh Yadav as his idol. Umesh also represents Vidarbha in domestic cricket.