The 26-year-old Uttar Pradesh left-arm seamer Yash Dayal shared his 100-Tests dream with the fans and the India National Cricket Team head coach Gautam Gambhir even before his debut in the longest format of the game.
September 8 was a big day for Yash Dayal as he received his India Test call-up for the upcoming Bangladesh series. The left-arm pacer seemed to impress the selectors with his performances in domestic cricket. Hence, he was picked for the Test team.
He has played 24 first-class matches and has picked up 76 wickets at an average of 28.89, an economy of 2.98, and a strike rate of 58.0. The main reason behind his selection was India’s need for a left-arm pacer, who is capable of delivering good performances when India visit down under for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.
Yash Dayal has been included in the Test squad for the first match against Bangladesh but is likely to miss out on the playing XI due to the presence of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj. However, if Bumrah gets rested, there is a high possibility of one among Dayal and Akash Deep getting a place in the playing XI in the second game.
Meanwhile, ahead of his India Test debut, Yash Dayal has expressed his desire to represent his country in 100 Test matches. In an interaction with News24, he said, “I want to play 100 Tests for India.”
Yash Dayal played for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League 2024 after he was released by Gujarat Titans following the 5 sixes assault he faced at the hands of Rinku Singh.
Dayal did a great job for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2024 and even helped his team qualify for Eliminator as he defended 17 runs against Chennai Super Kings in a crucial match.
Yash Dayal, meanwhile, has said that the backing he received from the Royal Challengers Bengaluru was the reason behind his success in IPL 2024. He said:
“RCB has backed & supported me a lot in the whole season, That is why I performed well in this IPL.”
The image of Virat Kohli bhaiya that has been created on social media is that he is aggressive – Yash Dayal
Yash Dayal further unmasked his RCB teammate Virat Kohli’s true face for the world to see, saying that the modern-day batting great is portrayed as an aggressive personality, who doesn’t talk to anyone, but that is not the case at all. He said:
“The image of Virat Kohli bhaiya that has been created on social media is that he is aggressive and does not talk to anyone but it is not right at all. When I came to RCB, he himself came to me & talked me and he backed me a lot during whole season”.
The left-arm pacer said that Kohli gave him confidence by telling him to enjoy his game after he joined RCB. He said:
“When I came to RCB first time, Virat Kohli bhaiya told me before the IPL 2024 starts ‘No matter how you perform, we will back you for the entire season, So just enjoy your game’. And that helped me a lot in the whole season.”
While recalling the match against CSK when he had to defend 17 runs, Yash Dayal said that Kohli calmed him down after MS Dhoni had dispatched his first ball for the six. He stated:
“Virat Kohli bhaiya came and told ‘If you give pace to Mahi Bhai then he hit you six so don’t give pace’ and he talked and calmed down me after first Six. After that a chat with Virat bhaiya helped me in that moments”.
