Is Mayank Yadav Vegetarian?
Is Mayank Yadav Vegetarian?: Mayank Yadav, the new Indian speedster who has lit up the IPL stage on fire with his fierce bowling and match winning abilities, is the talk of the town right now, with everyone wanting to know about his journey, how he keeps himself in shape, and his diet plan.
His mother, while speaking to Aaj Tak in an interview, has revealed some details about his dietary plans, including the fact that Mayank Yadav is a vegetarian.
He used to non-vegetarian foods but turned vegetarian in recent years according to his mother, Mamta Yadav.
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“Mayank has just turned vegetarian. Earlier, he used to eat non-veg food. He has been eating vegetarian food for the last 2 years. Whatever he has been asking us to make, based on his diet chart, we would make for him. He wouldn’t eat anything special, dal, roti, rice, milk, veggies, etc,” Mayank’s mother Mamta told Aaj Tak during an interview.
Is Mayank Yadav Vegetarian?: Mayank’s mother is not sure about why his son quit non-vegetarian foods, but Mayank’s belief in Lord Krishna is one of the main reasons behind it, while the other reason is Mayank figured that the non-vegetarian diet did not suit his body.
His parents believed in him and supported his decisions.
“He said that non-veg food wasn’t suiting his body much. He told us about two reasons. First was he started to believe in Lord Krishna, that could be one of the reasons too. We didn’t force him to reveal why he quit non-veg food. He said whatever I was doing, was good for his game and his body,” Mayank’s mother revealed.
Mayank, who is only 21-year-old, was bought by Lucknow Super Giants ahead of IPL 2022 mega auction for INR 20 Lakhs.
He missed the 2023 season due to injury and finally got the chance to play in IPL in 2024 season.
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The speed gun played his first match against Punjab Kings on March 30 and his team LSG was in trouble as the opposition was ahead during the first 10 overs of the chase.
Mayank on his debut turned the tables towards his team and dismissed Punjab’s main 3 batters to put them on backfoot, and Lucknow eventually won that game.
Travelled to Bengaluru for his second match, Yadav took Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green and Rajat Patidar and bowled the fastest delivery of the season with 156.7 kph.
Cricket fraternity is very impressed with Yadav’s ability to ball quick with perfect line and lengths, and many believes he is ready to play for India in the T20 World Cup 2024.
