Lucknow Super Giants are currently facing concerns over the fitness of their main fast bowlers before IPL 2025 season opener. With Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, and Akash Deep dealing with injuries, the team management considers turning to backup options Shardul Thakur and Shivam Mavi. Will the team management take the big risk of continue with undercooked and injury prone seamer or hand contracts to Shardul Thakur and Shivam Mavi? The bold move is expected very soon!
Lucknow Super Giants’ (LSG) first match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season is less than a week away and the LSG team is sweating over fitness of its fast bowlers Avesh Khan, Akash Deep, Mayank Yadav and Mohsin Khan.
On the other hand Mohsin, who was retained ahead of the auction in November 2024, is with the side, the others players are yet to check in.
Pace sensation Mayank Yadav, who was also one of LSG ‘s retention, is undergoing recovery at the Board of control for cricket in India (BCCI) centre of Excellence (CoE) and Akash Deep too is camped at the Bengaluru facility.
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Mayank Yadav has started bowling, not full tilt yet, but Akash Deep, who picked up a back issue during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia during November 2024 to January 2025 is unlikely to get the fully fit anytime soon and could well miss the first few matches of the IPL 2025 season. As Avesh Khan is concerned, he has regained fitness but has not joined the squad yet.
Mohsin Khan picked up a calf niggle when he bowled a some days back and the LSG think-tank need to take tough calls before the season begins under the guidance of Rishabh Pant. The decisions are seems to be taken in the next some days and two backup options in Shardul Thakur and Shivam Mavi are already with the side and have been active in the practice sessions and match simulations.
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Both Mavi and Thakur went unsold at the mega auction but could end up with a contract by viewing current pace condition in the LSG camp.
