Mayank Yadav's mother spills beans on fast bowler's diet which helps him bowl 150+ KMPH

Mayank Yadav has bowled the fastest delivery in IPL 2024 so far at 156.7 kmph.

Mayank Yadav, a pacer for the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), has lit up the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 with his incredible bowling. Lucknow have won two spectacular games thanks to his fast deliveries, which average more than 150 km per hour.

Mayank Yadav took three wickets each in his first two outings against PBKS and RCB to help LSG win. However, the most impressive characteristic has been his steady bowling speed of more than 150 kmph. He clocked 155.8 kph against Punjab Kings, while bettered it with a delivery of 156.7 kph against Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

But what’s the key to the pacer’s rapid pace? When asked about the little speedster’s food habits, Mayank Yadav’s mother, Mamta Yadav, stated that he had become vegetarian in recent years. Previously, he ate non-vegetarian foods.

“Mayank has just turned vegetarian. Earlier, he used to eat non-veg food. He has been eating vegetarian food for the last 2 years. Whatever he has been asking us to make, based on his diet chart, we would make for him. He wouldn’t eat anything special, dal, roti, rice, milk, veggies, etc,” Mayank’s mother Mamta revealed in a chat with Aaj Tak.

While Mayank’s mother is unsure why the cricketer stopped eating non-vegetarian foods, she has offered two possible reasons. The first reason was his conviction in Lord Krishna, and the second was that he thought a non-vegetarian diet no longer suited his physique.

“He said that non-veg food wasn’t suiting his body much. He told us about two reasons. First was he started to believe in Lord Krishna, that could be one of the reasons too. We didn’t force him to reveal why he quit non-veg food. He said whatever I was doing, was good for his game and his body,” Mayank’s mother revealed.

“Yes, it is in my mind, 100 percent”- Mayank Yadav’s parents sure of the pacer making his India debut soon

Mayank’s mother told India Today, that she is confident he will make his Indian debut. She would go on to say that, more than her, his father is optimistic about Mayank Yadav’s worldwide debut. The pacer’s mother added that his father claimed that if he hadn’t been injured two years ago, he would have made the T20 World Cup squad this year.

“Yes, it is in my mind, 100 percent. I hope he makes his debut for India and does well. But more than me, his dad is 100 percent sure. Right now, people are saying he should be playing for India. But from the last two years, his father has been saying that if he wasn’t injured, he would have gone for the upcoming T20 World Cup,” said Mayank’s mom.

“100 percent sure he is going to make his debut. When he was 12 years old, I knew he was going to be a cricketer. I was behind that goal. When he got his trial in the 14 age group, I knew then that he was ahead of everyone. So, we worked according to that and he did his part as well. He never disobeyed my instructions, and when he turned 16, he had more power and became more mature,” said Mayank’s dad.

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