Indian pace sensation Mayank Yadav, who has caught the fancies of the cricketing world in the past few weeks thanks to his incredible pace, is likely to be ruled out of his IPL side Lucknow Super Giants’ upcoming two fixtures against Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders.
The 21-year-old sustained stiffness in his hip during his spell in LSG’s previous fixture against Gujarat Titans, and will continue his recovery from the impact.
LSG host Delhi Capitals at the Ekana Sports City in Lucknow in their next outing on Friday before flying down to Kolkata to take on Kolkata Knight Riders at the famed Eden Gardens on the 14th of the month.
The UP-based unit hope that the seamer will be back to full fitness and will be in a position to be handed a runout against the likes of defending champions Chennai Super Kings on the 19th of April.
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“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 on the eve 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 became an overnight sensation by consistently bowling at 150kmph plus on his IPL debut, had gone off the field after bowling just one over against Gujarat Titans on Sunday.
“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 said.
“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,” added the former Australian opener.
Langer gave a fitness update on left-arm pacer Mohsin Khan, who has missed 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.
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