Yash Thakur bowled an amazing spell against Gujarat. He took five wickets. Took the wickets of Shubhman Gill, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmed for giving away 30 runs in his 3.5 over spell. Became player of the match in the match.

Looked at Dhoni and wore it keeping gloves

Yash Thakur bowls fast. He plays domestic cricket from Vidarbha. Yash once wanted to become a keeper, but something happened that he became a fast bowler. When Dhoni was playing in the 2011 World Final, Yash Thakur was sitting at his home watching his batting. Seeing Dhoni, he got addicted to cricket. He started with wicketkeeping and one day decided to become a big player like Dhoni. Once his coach Praveen Hingnikar saw him bowling by mistake. After this the coach advised Yash to never wear keeping gloves. Yash told him that I want to be like Dhoni sir. It was not easy for Hingnikar to convince him.

Influenced by Umesh Yadav

Yash Thakur considers Indian team’s fast bowler Umesh Yadav as his idol. Yash says that when I decided to bowl, I was impressed after seeing Umesh Yadav. 25-year-old Yash made his IPL debut last year against Chennai Super Kings. This season, Lucknow had signed him in the auction for Rs 45 lakh.

Yash Thakur plays Ranji Trophy for Vidarbha. Took 6 wickets in the final match against Mumbai. In the season, he took 27 wickets in 7 matches. He has 67 wickets in 22 first class matches and 54 wickets in 37 List A matches.