Kolkata, only a mother can feel the helplessness of her child and when Yash Dayal was in Motera on a fine 405 evening, Radha Daya was sick of watching her son pick up the pieces of his new career. It took a turn for the worse after my long-time UP teammate Rinku Singh entered the nation's collective consciousness with five consecutive sixes.

It could have been the end of the road for Dayal, but those who pay even a little attention to the ruthlessly fickle social media are standing by their man and the boy he gave them.

She was handed the BCCI fast bowler's contract earlier and on Saturday, the way she defended 17 runs against two of the greatest finishers of the IPL, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja, her life came full circle. Rinku wrote on her Instagram page Wrote, "God's Plan Baby" and who could sum it up better than him.But the first thing Dayal did after that eventful 20th over was to check on his mother Radha.

"Kaisa feel kar rahi ho (How are you feeling mom?)," were Yash's first words on the video call to his mother, whose joy knew no bounds as the Dayal family had been celebrating since midnight. To be continued. Overjoyed father Chandrapal said the son told his mother that he is confident of stopping the legendary MSD in its tracks.

"After hitting the six on the first ball, I was confident about doing it and was calm," Yash said about the last over.

The phone at Daya's house has not stopped ringing since the 27-run victory.Chanderpaul himself played a lot of club cricket and was a former medium pacer who retired from the Accountant General's Office in Allahabad in 2019.

During the difficult phase after Rinku hit sixes on the eventful night of April 9 in Ahmedabad, it was Yash's 64-year-old father who stood by him as his only source of support.

Recalling the dramatic final over, he said, "That scary dream was coming again when Dhoni hit a sixer on the first ball (That nightmare from last season started haunting me when Dhoni hit a six of 110 meters on the first ball) )''"But deep inside I knew that something good would happen this time. All this is the result of his hard work, full credit goes to him."God has been kind."

It was a hectic morning for Chandrapal, who was trying to attend to every phone call from relatives, friends and well-wishers.

“I haven't even got time to eat, there have been so many calls since the morning,” Chandrapal told Allahabad. “I didn't get a chance to talk to Yash himself – I only saw my wife and daughter talking to him from the sidelines. Have heard."

Due to the noise and celebratory atmosphere at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, he could not talk properly and returned the phone to his hotel after waking up on Sunday afternoon.A lot has changed for Yash since last season, not only did he lose a spot in the playing eleven, but Gujarat Titans lost faith in him and released him. He also fell ill after returning from the IPL last year. And father became a motivator.

"I kept giving him the example of Stuart Broad and how great a bowler he had become after Yuvraj Singh hit six sixes in the 2007 T20 World Cup," Chanderpaul said.

“I never had to tell him anything about cricket, like getting his hand movement or foot landing wrong. He is a God-given talent, a complete fast bowler.""I made sure that he remained mentally strong and shut out all the noise around him and never let him go into depression or give up after that shock."

The two would go together to the Madan Mohan Malviya Stadium in Civil Lines every morning, where he would watch her train for hours in double shifts (morning and evening), while her elder sister Shuchi, a dietician, would also take care of her diet. Were.

From curbing his sweet cravings to giving up ice cream and his favorite matto keema and biryani dishes, Dayal worked hard on his fitness and mental strength in his journey to liberation. "This meant giving up his sweet cravings and ice cream , as well as avoiding his beloved mutton kheema and biryani, Yash has not missed a single home match, which has worked in his favour.Chanderpaul said, "You can see the results in his fitness and control. RCB has also shown complete faith in him and have played him continuously to maintain his confidence."

He said, "He can become a player in all formats. This is not my prediction. Even Zaheer Khan wanted to see him in the Indian team for the T20 World Cup.Hopefully this is just the beginning for him."Useful batsman: Coach

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Yash's childhood coach Amit Pal, who is now posted in Kanpur as Deputy Sports Officer in the UP government, says the 26-year-old Yash is also a good lower-order batsman. He has played some strong innings for UP. And if given a chance, he can become a good batsman. He has shown tremendous resilience. It takes a lot of mental strength to stop players like Dhoni from scoring runs.She's worked hard to get here,'' he said.