“Jab cricket rulati hai, bahut rulati hai,” these are the phrases of Shahid Afridi, former Pakistan captain, who was an aggressor with the bat. But deep down, he too had seen the worst of psychological well being throughout unhealthy phases in between the 22 yards. In this assertion, made some six years in the past, Afridi spoke on how brutal the game is on the day when every little thing goes towards you within the center. Yash Dayal should have felt these phrases too on the evening of April 9 when Rinku Singh hit him for five back-to-back sixes to win a sport for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) from nowhere. The Gujarat Titans (GT) pacer was damaged into items. A day later, reviews emerged of his dad and mom not consuming meals after seeing their son’s worst day on the pitch up to now. “It was a nightmare, my wife was inconsolable and stopped eating after the match,” Yash father Chandrapal Dayal had instructed PTI.
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Just a few days later, GT captain Hardik Pandya, revealed that Yash had misplaced 7 to eight kgs after that evening and that he additionally fell ailing resulting from a viral. Yash made his comeback on May 15 in a sport vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), selecting 1 for 31. But in between, he went by quite a bit.Â
After the Rinku Singh’s 5 unforgettable sixes with the bat, Yash Dayal is again for Gujarat Titans.
And he will get a wicket in his first over.
Well completed, Yash Dayal. pic.twitter.com/d3DyiGJhpt
— Rahul Sharma (@CricFnatic) May 15, 2023
How Gujarat gamers cheered up Yash after that horrific over
Former India and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) cricketer Robin Uthappa, who’s on the commentary panel of Jio Cinema, revealed a never-heard-before story of how the GT gamers helped Yash smile after bowling a 31-run final over. Answering a Zee News English query over a web-based group name with journalists, Uthappa stated that GT gamers deliberate a dance and singing evening for Yash on the identical evening they misplaced the sport to KKR and ensured the pacer went to sleep relaxed and with a smile on his face.Â
Here’s what Uthappa stated: “It is extremely hard to go through that. I sent some time with the Gujarat Titans at the team hotel as I was interviewing one of the players there. One of them explained the story of what happened that day and I think it is a phenomenal story as to how a team can help a player who had a terrible day. They actually came back from the hotel that day and met at a team room. They brought Yash in and they had a great singing and dancing night. They made fun of what had happened to him and got him to laugh at himself.”
‘Important to study that there might be extra unhealthy days than good in sport’
After narrating the Yash Dayal story, Uthappa added that younger cricketers want to grasp that there might be extra unhealthy days in cricket than good. And taking strain and coping with failures is a component and parcel of the sport. “At the end of the day, it is a job that we all do. It is open for criticism because it is viewed by millions and millions of people. When we have a bad day, it is witnessed by the whole world,” stated Uthappa, explaining the strain there’s on a cricketer who performs in IPL.
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