Rishabh Pant-led Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) received a major boost as their fast bowler Mayank Yadav has joined the squad ahead of their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 clash against Rajasthan Royals (RR), which is scheduled to take place on April 19 at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Rajasthan.Β
LSG took their 'X' formerly known as Twitter to announce Mayank's return with a special video on their social media, accompanied by the caption, "Mayank Yadav is back". Here is the clip.Β
Mayank Yadav was out of cricketing action because of a back injury and was close to returning earlier this season before a freak toe injury, sustained after stubbing it against his bed, caused an infection that further delayed his comeback.
The young pacer is out of cricketing action since his international debut last year, where he featured in three T20IS against Bangladesh at home.Β Mayank made headlines in the last edition of the IPL with his raw pace and wicket-taking ability, consistently clocking speeds above 150 km/h. He played four IPL matches, where he picked up seven wickets, conceding 85 runs.Β
Earlier, LSG head coach Justin Langer sounded upbeat about Mayank's recovery and said, βMayank is up and running, which is really great for Indian cricket and for the IPL. I saw some video of him bowling yesterday at the NCA. He was bowling at about 90 to 95%."
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LSG are currently at number five in the IPL 2025 points table tally. The franchise has played seven matches so far and managed to register four wins.Β
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