Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) head coach Justin Langer on Sunday said that its injured pace trio – Mayank Yadav, Akash Deep, and Avesh Khan – have been recovering well and are expected to join the team soon.
“Unfortunately, I think Mohsin (Khan) sustained a small calf injury in his rehab (from his knee injury). So, knowing that we had four guys out, we had to make that tough call on Mohsin (ruled out for the season, replaced by Shardul Thakur). We think Avesh Khan (knee injury) will pass his right to play tomorrow morning through the NCA. So, if that’s the case, then he’ll be back sooner rather than later. Akash Deep (back injury) is up and running, and bowling at about 90 per cent now. I believe he’s done his Yo-Yo test. So, he’s really ticking off all the boxes.
“And then, Mayank, who everyone was very excited about last year. He was going quite well (recovering from his back injury), and he kicked his toe on the bed. He got an infection in his toe. It’s put his rehab back about a week or two weeks. But he’s up and running. We regularly see videos of him bowling. I saw a video of his yesterday (Saturday). So, hopefully by the back end of the tournament, Mayank will be up and ready to go for us,” he said.
On the other hand, Delhi Capitals (DC) skipper Axar Patel remained non-committal if K.L. Rahul will play Capitals’ season opener against Super Giants on Monday.
“Obviously, he joined the team and we all know that he has a personal problem (Rahul and his wife are expecting their first child). We don’t know yet (if he’ll play). We don’t know if he’s available or not,” he said.
Published – March 23, 2025 09:13 pm IST
