Who Is Mangesh Yadav? Two Days After Domestic Debut, 23-Year-Old Bags Rs 5.2 Crore IPL Deal

Star Madhya Pradesh all-rounder Mangesh Yadav (23) was snapped up by the defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Tuesday for Rs 5.2 crore at the IPL 2026 mini-auction in Abu Dhabi. He is coming

off a 12-ball 28-run knock and a two-wicket haul against Punjab in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

Notably, Mangesh made his domestic debut for Madhya Pradesh on Sunday, December 14, against Jharkhand. He went for 47 runs in his four overs but dismissed Rajandeep Singh as well.

Mangesh is yet to play in any other format for Madhya Pradesh. He has three wickets from the two T20s, although he has been expensive, with an economy of 12.14. He picked 14 wickets in six matches at the Madhya Pradesh T20 league earlier this year and is a middle-order specialist.

Fresh pace, left arm variety and plenty of promise. 🔥

Mangesh Yadav brings speed, handy contributions with the bat and hunger to prove himself at the highest level! 🙌

An exciting addition indeed. Welcome home, Mangesh. 🫶#PlayBold #ನಮ್ಮRCB #IPLAuction #BidForBold pic.twitter.com/eBshU4BQvJ

— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) December 16, 2025

Bengaluru began the bid for Mangesh at his base price of Rs 30 lakh and the Sunrisers Hyderabad joined them. SRH pulled out at Rs 5 crore and RCB bagged him for Rs 5.2 crore. Mangesh will join state-mate Venkatesh Iyer and Rajat Patidar at RCB.

Earlier in the day, Mangesh was in action for Madhya Pradesh against Punjab in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. After losing Harsh Gawli in the third over, Venkatesh Iyer and Harpreet Singh added 49 runs for the second wicket.

After the latter was dismissed by Jassinder, Iyer and skipper Rajat Patidar added 33 runs for the third wicket. MP soon found themselves at 104/4 in the 13th over, before Iyer and Aniket Verma added 63 runs for the fifth wicket.

MP soon found themselves at 172/6 in the 18th over, before Rahul Batham and Mangesh added 37 runs for the seventh wicket. MP finished at 225/8.

In the chase, Punjab lost Prabhsimran Singh in the second over, before Harnoor and Anmolpreet added 50 runs for the second wicket. Punjab soon found themselves at 85/3 in the seventh over, before Harnoor and Salil Arora added 73 runs for the fourth wicket.

Ramandeep Singh and Jassinder eventually took Punjab past the target in the final over.