KOLKATA: An amount of Rs 11 cr will sound princely for a 22-year old who spends perhaps as much time in the sick bay as on the field. However, the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) owners never had a doubt that they wanted to hold on to their express bowler Mayank Yadav at any cost.
"The way you look at it, when a player is playing a match, is he able to contribute to a win?" LSG co-owner Shashwat Goenka asked TOI while explaining the rationale behind naming the pacer as one of their five retentions. "I think Mayank fits that bill perfectly. He has played in four games last season and picked up seven wickets. That itself shows the potential of the individual."
