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A national call-up for Mayank Markande was another prime example of how IPL performances can pave way for the players to climb the ladder.
At the IPL 11 auction, Markande found no buyers in the first round. Early on Day 2, the Mumbai Indians added leg-spinner Rahul Chahar and there seemed to be no room for any more spinners.
But the franchise went for Markande, another leggie, in the second round.
The defending champions hosted comeback franchise Chennai Super Kings in the season opener. Not many expected debutant Markande to do much, but he almost won the game – taking the scalps of MS Dhoni, Ambati Rayudu and Deepak Chahar – before Kedar Jadhav finished the job.
Skipper Rohit Sharma showed faith in him in all 14 games of the tournament, which meant there was no room for Rahul Chahar.
Markande then made it to the India A team for the series against Australia A and South Africa A. The decision of BCCI to organise a quadrangular series – earlier there used to be three teams – opened the gates for extra options.
In two games he played, Markande churned out three wickets, bowling his complete 20 overs with an economy rate of 3.05.
He later played for India’s emerging team, under international player Jayant Yadav, in the Emerging Teams Cup. He finished the tournament as the highest wicket-taker, with 12 scalps in four games, and then played for the Board President’s XI against England Lions, bagging a three-fer.
When Markande was called up to the national squad, he wrapped up England Lions on 180 in the second unofficial Test, bowling a tidy spell and earning a national call-up.
Markande might don the India cap in the T20 series, teaming up with Yuzvendra Chahal for the spin duties, as there’s no Kuldeep Yadav in the squad.
His success is similar to that of Hardik Pandya, who was also selected in the Indian team in space of two IPL seasons, but the speed at which Markande has made a jump from domestic cricket to international level is miraculous.
His T20 and List A debut came in February 2018, while played his maiden first-class game in the recently concluded Ranji Trophy season.
In such a short span, Markande has made his mark across formats and could well find himself becoming a regular topic of discussion in selection meetings should he continue to spin batsmen.
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