Mayank Yadav, the young pace sensation of India, is set to miss the first half of the IPL 2025 due to a back injury. Lucknow Super Giants retained the 22-year-old for INR 11 crore for the upcoming season. According to ESPNcricinfo, Mayank is still recovering from a lumbar stress injury and has just started to bowl at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.
As of now, there is no confirmed date given by the BCCI of his availability for the upcoming IPL season. However, if he clears all fitness tests and increases his bowling workload, he might play in the second half of the IPL.
Zaheer Khan on Mayank’s Recovery
“We have had some interesting conversations around his roadmap to recovery and fitness with NCA. We are working with them closely, as he is not just important for LSG but for Indian cricket as well,” LSG Mentor, Zaheer Khan said to ESPNcricinfo.
In just 4 matches, Mayak Yadav impressed the fans with his skills and speed. He made his debut for Lucknow Super Giants last year. In a total of 4 matches, the fast bowler took 7 wickets with an average of 12.14 and economy of 6.98. Thanks to his stellar performances for LSG, he earned a call-up to the Indian team and played three T20Is against Bangladesh in October 2024, taking four wickets.
Lucknow Super Giants squad for IPL 2025
Nicholas Pooran, Mayank Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Mitchell Marsh, Avesh Khan, Abdul Samad, Aryan Juyal, Akash Deep, Himmat Singh, M Siddharth, Digvesh Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akash Singh, Shamar Joseph, Prince Yadav, Matthew Breetzke, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Raj Hangargekar, Arshin Kulkarni.
