Ace pacer Mayank Yadav received massive acclamation for picking up three-for on his Indian Premier League debut against Punjab Kings earlier in the year. He picked up three more in his second game against Royal Challengers Bengaluru and soon, the 22-year-old became the talk of the town. His speed impressed the former cricketers and he was deemed as the big next thing for India. However, the pacer suffered a side strain which ruled him out of the IPL 2024 after playing just four games. Since then, BCCI took care of his injury and brought him to the National Cricket Academy as doctors and the physios worked in tandem to help him gain full fitness. He was expected to be named in the Duleep Trophy but the BCCI did not want to risk him in longer forms of the game. Also Read | Pakistan Cricket Board Requests ICC to Fix Champions Trophy 2025 Schedule As things stand, he is currently 100% fit and training in a special camp, which also has the likes of Hardik Pandya, Riyan Parag, and Abhishek Sharma. Reports further confirm that the young lad is also included in the plans for the five-match T20I series against Bangladesh and that is the reason why he is hitting nets. “Mayank hasn't complained of any pain over the last month or so. He is bowling full tilt at the NCA. The selectors are interested to see how ready he is for international cricket. With the long Test season ahead, the selectors are keen on trying new faces for the T20Is against Bangladesh. Pandya has not played competitive cricket for nearly a couple of months. Even Abhishek needs some quality practice,” a BCCI source told The Times of India.