Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) most important fast bowler is struggling to recover from injuries and now he has received a new setback in the form of a toe injury. But still LSG head coach Justin Langer is hopeful that Mayank will be available by the second leg of IPL 2025.

Mayank Yadav Will Not Play The Opening Game

“Yeah, we’re very aware that four of our bowlers are unavailable for the first game and probably a couple of the guys for a few games down the track,” Langer said on the eve of the game in Vizag. “But that’s sport, that’s cricket, fast bowling usually gives you some headaches but you just have to adapt. And we’ve all been in the business long enough to know that the fast-bowling injuries is something that you always have to prepare for. You never hope for it, you never wish for it but you prepare for it. So, we might have to change our game plan a little, but knowing that as the tournament goes on, we’ll have some of these excellent bowlers to come back into our attack for us.” said Langer as quoted by ESPN

Mayank Yadav Suffers Toe Injury

“Mayank, who everyone was very excited about last year, he was going quite well (coming back from a back injury), and he kicked his toe on the bed,” Langer said. “He got an infection in his toe. It’s put his rehab back about a week or two weeks. But he’s up and running. We regularly see videos of him bowling. I saw a video of his yesterday. So, hopefully by the back end of the tournament, Mayank will be up and ready to go for us.”

LSG’s Top 4 Pacers Unavailable

Lucknow Super Giants will be playing the season opener without their top bowlers- Mohsin Khan, Mayank Yadav, Avesh Khan and Akashdeep. This indicates big trouble in their camp and Delhi Capitals will be looking to capitalize on this.

The match between Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants will be played at AC-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam on March 24.