Suryakumar Yadav is expected to continue being unavailable for a few more matches in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as the World’s number one T20 batter is still recovering from a sports hernia surgery
SKY is currently under the observation of the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru.
Mumbai Indians’ senior spin bowler Piyush Chawla confirmed that the five-time champions are still waiting to hear from the NCA over the status of Suryakumar Yadav.
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“NCA still has to look after that and coaches know more about it rather than us players,” Chawla replied when asked about Suryakumar’s progress.
Earlier, a BCCI source had confirmed to PTI that Suryakumar Yadav is not expected to be back very soon.
“Surya is making very good progress and very soon he will be back playing for MI. However, he might have to sit out for a few more games, having missed the first two,” a BCCI source said.
While MI is missing Yadav, the BCCI doesn’t want to take any chances with the big-hitter’s fitness as he is expected to play a huge role in the upcoming T20 World Cup in the USA and the West Indies in June.
“For BCCI, the main concern is if he is on course for World T20 which he is. Obviously he will play for MI but after a sports hernia surgery, he can’t be rushed,” the source said.
The 33-year-old often draws comparisons with retired South African superstar A B de Villiers for his range of shots. He has a superb strike rate of 171.55 in the format.
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Yadav has appeared in 60 T20 Internationals for India and has 2141 runs, including four hundreds.
MI will take on Rajasthan Royals in their third game, the first at home in Mumbai, on Monday.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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