MUMBAI: Mumbai and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) pacer Tushar Deshpande, who recently received his maiden call up into the Indian team when he was picked for the upcoming five-match T20I series in Zimbabwe in July, has become the latest player to receive the BCCI's fast bowling contract, TOI has learnt.
"Yes, Tushar and Mayank Yadav were given their fast bowling contracts just after an impressive show in IPL-2024. Tushar has been bowling consistently for Mumbai and CSK for the past couple of seasons, and has improved immensely in the last 18 months. This is why he has been picked in India's T20I team for Zimbabwe and has been given a fast bowling contract," a source in the BCCI told this paper.