Yash Thakur IPL Profile

Born in Kolkata on 28th December 1998, Yash Thakur is an Indian bowler who plays for Vidarbha in the domestic circuit and Lucknow Super Giants in Indian Premier League. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler and is a death specialist. He can also bat lower the order and has explosive shots under his sleeve.

He made his List A debut for Vidarbha in the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy and his first-class debut for Vidarbha in the Ranji Trophy a year later. His breakthrough season in the domestic circuit came in the 2021-22 Vijay Hazare Trophy, where he finished as the leading wicket-taker with 18 wickets to his name in seven games. In the opening day spell, he took five wickets to catch the eye.

His rich form continued in the next season as well in the 2022-23 Vijay Hazare Trophy where he scalped 15 wickets from 10 innings at a fantastic economy rate of 7.17. He was Vidarbha's highest wicket-taker in the competition and the sixth-highest overall. He almost single-handedly took Vidarbha to the semi-final after he restricted Delhi from chasing nine runs in the final over after taking 4 wickets for 29 runs in the match. 

His impressive consistent performances did not miss the eye of the IPL franchises and after having multiple IPL stints as a net bowler in the last few seasons, he finally got a nod ahead of the 2023 seasons. The young pacer was picked up in the auction by the Lucknow franchise for Rs 45 lakhs.