The Indian fast launcher Mayank Yadav is ready to start his vast rehabilitation process after having undergone a successful surgery in Christchurch. He underwent the procedure after fighting with his back pain.
Dr. Rowan Schouten, a renowned orthopedic surgeon known as the spine surgery specialist in Christchurch, has already operated notable cricket players like Jasprit Bumrah, Jason Behrendorff, Prasidh Krishna, Cameron Green and James Pattinson.
After the recidivism of the back injury, ruled on the Indian speedster at mid-season of the Indian Premier League, following which he underwent surgery by emphasizing his L5 vertebra on the left and right sides.
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It was reported by Ians that Mayank will start his rehabilitation to COE in the coming weeks, although no specific calendar has yet been planned for its recovery.
Mayank Yadav’s injury status
The young dynamic stimulator was faced with a series of injuries throughout his career and was prevented from the game because of these injuries. He became famous in the latest IPL for hitting an impressive pace with the ball and winning the prizes of the match man in the first two games he played for Lucknow’s Super Giants.
After Lucknow, super giants, chose to keep it for the 2025 IPL season for a huge INR crores, his potential return to IPL was also delayed earlier this year due to an infection of the toes. He returned to appear in only 2 IPL games, where he mainly relied on slower deliveries.
After a brief break in IPL, he returned with the rest of the season, and Mayank Yadav had been injured at that time. The LSG franchise finally decided to name that the New Zealand stimulator Will O’Rourke as a replacement.
Mayank Yadav missed the majority of IPL 2025
Mayank missed the initial part of the Indian Premier League in the previous season for Lucknow’s Super Giants. The Super Giants have missed the services of most of their fast quisors like Akash Deep, Mayank Yadav and Mohin Khan.
Mayank, however, returned after retiring from an injury and played two games for the franchise based in Lucknow. His two games came against the Mumbai Indians and the Kings of Punjab, but his pace experienced a major drop, and he only relied on tactics rather than skills as a bowling player this time.
Is Mayank Yadav looking at a return before the Asian Cup
Speedster could impatiently await the rehabilitation of the BCCI Center of Excellence, because it was considering a return before the start of India’s campaign for the Asian Cup.
Mayank Yadav, Delhi Pacer, 23, made his debut for Team India against Bangladesh in 2024, playing only 3 games and selecting 4 counters before being excluded due to an injury. With the Asian Cup at the corner of the street, everyone is preparing for the same thing, and Mayank would also be impatient from the Asian Cup for a return.
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