Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are taking part in the Eliminator on May 22 and one of many large the reason why that is occurring is their left-arm medium pacer Yash Dayal. This is identical bowler who had been smashed for 5 sixes on the trot to win the sport for Kolkata Knight Riders. Dayal was part of the Gujarat Titans (GT) and by no means performed for them after this recreation. Hardik Pandya, their then captain, had stated that Dayal had obtained into despair after the sport and misplaced his weight considerably. His mom had additionally fell unwell seeing his son being trolled on social media after the last-over assault by Rinku.Â
In subsequent IPL public sale, Dayal was purchased by RCB and whereas he didn’t have nice begin to the season, he flourished because the season went forward. Life got here full circle for Dayal when he was given the final over to bowl and defend 17 towards MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja.Â
The Dayal family was very, very nervous when the primary ball was dispatches for six by Dhoni. Dayal’s father thought that this could possibly be a repeat of the Rinku Singh onslaught from a 12 months in the past. But deep down, he was additionally very assured about his son’s success on this event.
“Woh darawana sapna firse aa raha tha jab Dhoni ne pehli ball pe sixer mara (That terrifying dream of last season started to haunt me when Dhoni hit that 110-m six off the first ball),” he recollected the dramatic closing over.Â
“But deep inside, I knew something good will happen this time. It’s all the result of his hardwork, full credit to him. The God has been kind.”Â
The good factor that occurred was that Dhoni’s six went out of the bottom and the ball had to get replaced. The new ball was a lot drier and it helped Dayal as he may grip it tightly. He began utilizing his back-of-the-hand slower ones and gave simply 1 off the subsequent 4 balls. Dhoni obtained out and Jadeja, Shardul Thakur simply couldn’t rating the massive boundaries. The match was sealed after the penultimate ball of the twentieth over was accomplished. The similar Dayal, who was as soon as a goal of the trolls was a hero now for RCB.Â