M🧸ayank Dagar, the new recruit of Kings XI Punjab franchise, is looking for a place in playing eleven of the team who have two spinners, Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin.
The young lad conce🧜des that his heig𒀰ht can work in his favour and might 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 followers.
“Girls have told me that I look like Varun Dhawan”, he admitted.
One 🍎might also remember Mayank as the nephew of former Indian opener and Director of Cricket at KXIP, Virender Sehwag.
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After remaining unsold in th🐬e first round of IPL mega-au𓆉ctions, Sehwag bid successfully for his nephew and snapped him up for Rs 20 lakhs.
Dagar has represented India at the Uﷺnder-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 econ🅰omy 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.
