Delhi: The Indian Premier League (IPL) has started 2025, where the first match was played on 22 March, with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 7 wickets. At the same time, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in this league will play their first match against Delhi Capitals (DC) on March 24, but before that the team has received a big setback.
According to reports, Lucknow Super Giants young fast bowler Mayank Yadav will not be able to be a part of the team in the first seven matches. According to the report of the Indian Express, Mayank is rehabping at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bangalore since October last year. He suffered a back injury, which may take till April 15 to overcome.
This difficulty for Lucknow has also increased because Avesh Khan and Akashdeep are also injured and are currently rehab for NCA. However, according to reports, both these players will be out in the first three matches, but can return against Mumbai Indians (Mi) on 4 April. His return is expected to strengthen the bowling of the team.
Lucknow Super Giants’ mentor and former Indian fast bowler Zaheer Khan said, “We are dependent on the decision of NCA. At the moment, our players are rehabping there and we are working together with them. There are such uncertainty in the IPL, so we have to be ready for every situation.”
For LSG, bowling in early matches may be challenging, but the team will have to trust its other bowlers. It is known that Mayank Yadav bowl at a speed of 150 kmph. He is one of the fastest bowlers in India.
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