Yash Dayal’s Maiden India Call-up: Recently, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had announced Team India for the two-match Test series to be played between India and Bangladesh this month. Fast bowler Yash Dayal has been included in this. Parents have expressed happiness over the selection of their son. Both of them said that it is difficult for them to express this happiness in words.

There is an atmosphere of happiness in the house of Dayal, born in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, after the announcement of Team India. Parents are also immersed in celebration after the selection of their son in the 16-member team. The young bowler's father Chandrapal Dayal said that it is a matter of pride for his family.

Yash Dayal’s Father Chandrapal talks about his son's journey
"First of all, it is a matter of pride for our family. When a kid starts playing, he dreams of representing the country. Now, he has earned a call-up to represent the nation. From a small city, he has come so far. There were many tough challenges in his life, but he kept fighting. He was always obsessed with cricket. When your focus is right, you will get success,” Chandrapal Dayal told ANI.

“I was a cricketer myself, he saw me play as a kid. Though he could not play for UP in U19, he was selected in U23 back in 2018 and since then, he has not looked back. He has been progressing consistently since then, be it in the Ranji Trophy, IPL etc. This dream of playing for India has also come true," he added

Yash's mother also expressed her happiness "It is a matter of happiness for us. This is a big deal for us. We are celebrating it all together. All family members have gathered and will be bursting firecrackers. We cannot express our happiness in words. This all took a lot of hard work. We kept motivating him and gave him positivity to go on no matter what,” she said.

Yash Dayal’s Domestic Carrier
Yash Dayal made his debut in first-class cricket in 2018. Since then, he has taken 76 wickets in the 24 matches played at an average of 28.89. Apart from this, Dayal has taken 28 wickets in 28 matches in IPL.

Yash was playing for India B in the match between India A and India B in the Duleep Trophy which started from September 5. He took 4 wickets in this match including both innings.

Team India squad for first Test - Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Yash Dayal.