Mayank Yadav Injury Update: The 18th edition of IPL (IPL 2025) is going to start from March 22. All the IPL teams have started preparations. But Lucknow Super Giants have suffered a major setback before the start of IPL. The team’s young bowler Mayank Yadav has not recovered from the injury, he is considered certain to be out of the first half of IPL 2025. He can play from the second half of IPL.
Mayank Yadav has impressed everyone with his speed, he was seen troubling big batsmen. This was the reason why Lucknow Super Giants retained him before the auction with Rs 11 crore. This was a huge hike in his IPL salary as Lucknow had bought him for Rs 20 lakh in the previous season.
Mayank Yadav was injured after his international debut
Mayank Yadav was injured after his international debut against Bangladesh in October last year. Mayank Yadav suffered a lower back injury, from which he is recovering. The good thing is that he has recently started bowling again at the Center of Excellence in Bengaluru.
According to ESPN report, BCCI has not set any date for Mayank Yadav’s return. If Mayank meets the fitness standards and increases his workload, it is possible that he may be seen playing in the second half of IPL 2025. Mayank Yadav played 4 matches in IPL 2024, in which he took 7 wickets. His economy was around 7 (6.99). He remained in the headlines last year due to his fast bowling. He bowled the fastest ball of IPL 2024 (156.7) against RCB.
Lucknow Super Giants’ first match is on 24 March
Lucknow Super Giants will start their IPL 2025 journey by playing against Delhi Capitals, their first match will be played on March 24. For IPL 2025, the franchise has chosen Rishabh Pant as its captain, who was bought by the team in the auction for an amount of Rs 27 crore.