Gwalior, India

India pace sensation Mayank Yadav impressed everyone on his T20I debut during the first game of the three-match series against Bangladesh on Sunday (Oct 6). Mayank finished with 1/21 in four overs and was fast enough to trouble the batters, as was evident by the maiden first over he bowled on his debut.

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Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto, however, said after the match: "We have some similar fast bowlers in the nets. I don’t think ..we were too worried about (Mayank Yadav). But he is a good bowler."

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India had bowled out Bangladesh for 127 runs before achieving the target in 11.5 overs to go 1-0 in the series.

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Yadav, who lit up IPL 2024 with his pace in the four matches he had played, was playing in his first competitive match after the injury in the T20 league.

He also credited his IPL franchise Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and now India bowling coach Morne Morkel for his development as a player.

"It has been comfortable, hung with him for last three years. He knows me, I know him. It is easy for me to work with him. He knows what things are better for me and where I need to work," Mayank said about his equation with Morkel in a video shared by the BCCI.

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Yadav also created history on debut as he bowled his first over a maiden - becoming only the third Indian bowler ever to do so.

Before Mayank, Arshdeep Singh and current BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar had bowled their first over as maiden on T20I debut. Mayank also lived up to the expectation in the match, bowling well in north of 140 km/h.

The second T20I of the series is scheduled to be played on Wednesday (Oct 9) in New Delhi.