156.7 Kmph Pace Sensation Mayank Yadav Ruled Out Of Upcoming IPL 2024 Matches: Find Out Why
Lucknow Super Giants may be without pace sensation Mayank Yadav for their upcoming matches as he continues to recover from tightness in his hip, according to head coach Justin Langer.
LSG are set to clash with Delhi Capitals on Friday before heading to Kolkata for their away fixture on April 14. Langer expressed optimism about Mayank's return to full fitness before their home game against Chennai Super Kings on April 19.
"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 ahead of the game against DC.
"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 plays these two games. But he's certainly working towards playing whenever he possibly can."
Mayank, who impressed with his pace bowling exceeding 150kmph on his IPL debut, had to leave the field after bowling just one over against Gujarat Titans due to tightness in his hip.
"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 they were clinical signs," Langer explained.
"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," he added.
Langer also provided an update on left-arm pacer Mohsin Khan, who has been sidelined for the team's last two games due to injury.
"He's out there bowling now. He had a little bit of disc flare-up in his back. He and Mayank are very important to us. He's gone through all the treatment - it's really good to have an excellent medical staff. He's bowling today in the middle," he said.
"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," he added.
(With inputs from PTI)
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