Mayank Dagar, the new recruit of Kings XI Punjab franchis🧸e, is looking for a place in playing eleven of the team who have two spinners, Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwꦕin.
The young lad 🐟concedes that his height can work in his favour and mig🉐ht come in handy.
“Obviously, it (height) is an advantage because I get the bounce off the wicket, which is good for spinners,” he told Wisden India.
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The 21-year-old left-arm spinner is also a fitness freak. In September 2017, he trended on social media for his stylish looks and super-fit body, earning comparisons with Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan. He also has more than 82,000 Instagram followeꦡrs.
“Girls have told me that I look like Varun Dhawan”, he admitted.
One might also remember Mayank as the nephew of ꧙f𒁃ormer Indian opener and Director of Cricket at KXIP, Virender Sehwag.
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After remaining unsold in the first round of IPL m♑ega-auctions, Sehwag bid successfully for his nephew and snapped him up for Rs 20 lakhs.
Dagar has represented India at the Undღer-19 World Cup in 2016 and also has been selected for the Under-23 team. In 13 T20 matches he has played, Dagar has taken 12 wickets at an economy rate of 7.34. His best figures🦩 are of 3/28.
In the first class cricket, Sehwag’s nephew has played 11 matches where he has taken 30 wickets at an impressive economy rate of 2.9.
