In Mumbai Indians’ IPL 2023 victory over Lucknow Super Giants, Madhwal’s five-wicket haul was the game’s star performer.
On Wednesday, the young fast bowler Akash Madhwal put on a show at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
He took five wickets to lead Mumbai Indians to victory over Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL 2023 Eliminator.
The figures of 5/5 in 3.3 overs were sufficient to place him in a tip-top rundown containing enormous names like Anil Kumble and Jasprit Bumrah.
Notwithstanding, only a long time back, Madhwal was playing tennis ball cricket and had never contacted a red ball.
After being selected by MI in 2022 to replace the injured Suryakumar Yadav, Madhwal, an engineer by training. Became the first cricketer from the state of Uttarakhand to play in the Indian Premier League.
In 2019, he grabbed the eye of the then Uttarakhand mentor Wasim Jaffer and present mentor Manish Jha and that brought about the quick bowler beginning his training with the red ball.
After that, Madhwal had a spectacular domestic season. Prior to the domestic season of 2023. The fast bowler was given the white-ball skipper position by Uttarakhand as a reward for his efforts.
The MI bowler additionally has a fascinating association with India wicket-attendant batsman Rishabh Gasp.
The two cricketers hail from a similar region in Uttarakhand and during his early stages. Madhwal likewise prepared under Avtar Singh, the cricket trainer who prepared Gasp before he moved to Delhi.
“He (Akash) was a support bowler for the team last year, and once Jofra left. I knew he had the skills and character to help us.
Throughout the long term we have seen many folks rolling in from Mumbai Indians and playing for India,” MI captain Rohit Sharma said after the match.
When MI plays Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 2, Madhwal will want to keep growing.