{"id":196008,"date":"2026-07-23T10:03:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T15:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=196008"},"modified":"2026-07-23T10:03:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T15:33:09","slug":"it-is-a-very-special-moment-mayank-yadav-after-player-of-the-match-performance-on-international-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=196008","title":{"rendered":"It is a very special moment: Mayank Yadav after Player of the Match performance on international return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71258776\">Mayank Yadav said that earning the Player of the Match award on his return to international cricket was a \u201cvery special moment\u201d after India\u2019s seven-wicket win over Zimbabwe on Thursday, July 23.<\/p>\n<p>Playing for India for the first time since October 2024, Mayank finished with figures of two for 18 from his four overs including the wicket of Brian Bennett from the first ball of the match.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt always feels great when you contribute for your country in a win, especially coming after a very long time, so it\u2019s a very special moment for me,\u201d he told broadcasters after the win.<\/p>\n<p>Bowling in Zimbabwe for the first time, the 24-year-old noted that the wicket had been helpful, saying, \u201cThe bounce which I got today and the seam movement did help me. I was just hitting the deck and the bounce I was getting was great.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also heaped praise on his fellow seamers Ashok Sharma (none for 29) and Prince Yadav (two for 19). \u201cWe got a good start with a wicket off the first ball, and the way they were squeezing helped a lot of help to get them out for 120 (125).\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jul 23, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/zimbabwe-vs-india-1st-t20i-mayank-yadav-international-return-player-of-the-match-quotes-latest-news\/article71258776.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mayank Yadav said that earning the Player of the Match award on his return to international cricket was a \u201cvery special moment\u201d after India\u2019s seven-wicket win over Zimbabwe on Thursday, July 23. Playing for India for the first time since October 2024, Mayank finished with figures of two for 18 from his four overs including&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":196009,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-196008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AFP__20260723__C2YC37T__v1__HighRes__CricketZimIndT20.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":196030,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=196030","url_meta":{"origin":196008,"position":0},"title":"IND vs ZIM \u2014 Could not have been happier with my first win, says Shreyas Iyer","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"July 23, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"India captain Shreyas Iyer hailed his bowlers for making the most of lively conditions in Harare on Thursday and said the comprehensive victory over Zimbabwe in the opening T20I would give his side the confidence it needs for the remainder of the series. 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