Yash Dayal's father recalls 'Rinku Singh hadsa' after son's maiden India call-up: 'Our family made a pledge'

Yash Dayal earned a maiden call-up in India's Test squad for the upcoming Bangladesh series, which gets underway from September 19. The BCCI has announced the squad for the first Test, which will be played at Chepauk, and the left-arm Uttar Pradesh seamer joins the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, and Akash Deep. While Bumrah and Siraj are experienced and will probably occupy the slots for seamers, but if the think tank plans to add a third seam option, either Akash Deep or Yash will fill up the spot.

Chanderpal Dayal, Yash's father, is a retired officer with Accountant General's Office in Allahabad. He was overwhelmed with his son's India selection but in a recent interaction with PTI, Chanderpal recalled the dreadful night, when Yash was smoked for five consecutive sixes during an IPL encounter between Gujarat Titans and Kolkata Knight Riders.

Sharing the ordeal that followed post the hammering, Chanderpal called it as "hadsa", a Hindi word which translates to accident. He also mentioned how school students would hoot "Riinnnkuuuu Siiiinghhhhh, Riiiinnnkuuuuu Siiiinghhhh, five sixes, five sixes" slogans when their buses passed through his locality.

"Humare liye woh ek hadsa tha (It was like an accident for us)," Chanderpal was quoted as saying by the news agency. "The school bus would pass by, and kids would scream, ‘Rinku Singh, Rinku Singh, five sixes.’ It was so painful -- why did this happen to my son?” an emotional Chanderpal said further.