Saddest moments for Mayank Yadav’s fans!!!
Injured Mayank Yadav will most likely miss the next two games for the Lucknow Super Giants. The fast bowler should be “back bowling again soon,” according to head coach Justin Langer, who made this announcement on the eve of LSG’s next match against the Delhi Capitals.
Mayank had walked off the field after bowling only one over in LSG’s last encounter against Gujarat Titans on Sunday. The following day, the team’s chief executive stated that Mayank had suffered “soreness in the lower abdominal area” and would have his workload regulated.
“He felt a little bit of tightness at the top of his hip leading into the last game, but that was about a one-out-of-ten pain, and we thought that there were clinical signs,” Langer said in a press conference on Thursday.
“Everything through the doctors and the physios seemed perfectly okay. He bowled that first over [against Titans] and started feeling something in his hip. But we had an MRI scan, and there is a very, very small swelling in there. So we are very hopeful he’ll start building himself up and be back bowling again soon.”
Mayank Yadav’s Absence Affects the LSG
Two days after hosting DC, LSG is on the road to play the Kolkata Knight Riders in a day game at Eden Gardens. According to Langer, Mayank Yadav’s recovery was made more difficult by the fast turnaround and the flight.
“That’s the plan [to have Mayank fit for the match against Chennai Super Kings on April 19]. We want him to play every game if possible,” Langer said.
“But he’ll be working towards it; he’s working very hard every day to be ready for whatever our next game is. He won’t play tomorrow; it’s unlikely… with the very short turnaround, it’s unlikely that he will play these two games. But he’s certainly working towards playing whenever he possibly can.”
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Hopeful Signs with Mohsin Khan | Mayank Yadav
Another quick bowler that LSG has been worried about is Mohsin Khan.
After participating in the first two games of the season and bowling his fair share of four overs in both, Mohsin sustained a hamstring injury that prevented him from playing in the next two games for LSG.
Mohsin was declared out of Friday’s match against DC by Langer, but he may return against KKR.
“He’s out there bowling now. He had a little bit of disc flare-up in his back,” Langer said. “He and Mayank are very important to us. He [Mohsin] has gone through all the treatment – it’s really good to have an excellent medical staff. He’s bowling today in the middle.
“He might be available tomorrow, but more than likely – and hopefully – we’ll be looking at the Kolkata game, where that extra pace will be valuable. But he’s on the right path – fingers crossed.”
As the IPL 2024 is in full boom, so let’s see how Lucknow Super Giants make efforts in the absence of Mayank Yadav. Stay tuned for more about IPL 2024.
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