Published: Mar 29, 2024, 03:37 PM (IST)
Edited: Mar 29, 2024, 03:55 PM (IST)
Suryakumar Yadav, the world’s number one T20 batter, will miss a few more IPL matches as he continues to recover from sports hernia surgery, with the National Cricket Academy (NCA) keeping an eye on his development.Yadav, who plays for the Mumbai Indians, has been missing in the league, and the team he plays for has lost both matches so far.”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.
Because of his shot variety, the 33-year-old is frequently compared to retired South African superstar A B de Villiers. In the format, Surya had an incredible strike rate of 171.55.
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.
