Akash Madhwal: Army jawan’s engineer son, didn’t catch leather ball for 24 years, now in place of Bumrah in Mumbai Indians
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cricket after engineering
For 29-year-old Akash, a resident of Roorkee district of Uttarakhand, this journey was not so easy. Born on 25 November 1993, Akash’s father serves in the Indian Army. After doing engineering, Akash was tempted to become a cricketer, before that he used to play only tennis ball cricket. Till the age of 24, he did not even touch the leather ball. Never even took formal coaching. One day suddenly Uttarakhand reached the trials of the team. Where coach Manish Jha was very impressed with him. Then joined the team and started grooming Akash under his supervision. Because of playing with a tennis ball, Akash had pace, which he now has the advantage of.
Luck by chance entry in IPL too
Akash Madhwal was included in the Mumbai Indians squad last season i.e. 2022 as a replacement for the injured Suryakumar Yadav. But did not get a chance to play a single match. This time he was retained by the team in the base price of 20 lakhs and now this cheap player is doing expensive work. The absence of veterans like Jasprit Bumrah and Jofra Archer is wreaking havoc. Because of his short stature, the way the batsmen are getting beaten up by his skid balls, he is being described as the next Bumrah of Mumbai on social media.
History created in playoffs
Akash Madhwal has become the first cricketer to take a five-wicket haul in the IPL playoffs, opening his claws against Lucknow Supergiants. Akash struck first by dismissing Prerak Mankad in his second and very first over of the innings. In the 10th over, captain Rohit Sharma again put Madhwal on the front. This time he put Lucknow in trouble by dismissing Ayush Badoni and then in-form batsman Nicholas Pooran in two consecutive balls. Supergiants completed their century in the 15th over, but in the same over of Madhwal, Ravi Bishnoi (3) caught Jordan at long on. Lucknow needed 83 runs in the last five overs and Madhwal bowled Mohsin Khan (0) to give Mumbai a place in the second qualifier.
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