Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) pace sensation Mayank Yadav celebrated after a long break in the 48th match of the ongoing IPL 2024 against Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Tuesday, April 30 stunning comeback.
However, Mayank’s comeback was unfortunately short-lived as the young fast bowler had to leave the field after delivering just one ball in his third over LSG against MI IPL 2024 clash in Lucknow. Due to abdominal pain in the ongoing IPL 2024, he has already missed the last five games for the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and is now worried about injury again.
The 21-year-old speedster impressed everyone with his remarkable pace and accuracy in his first three games for LSG this season. Now, LSG head coach Justin Langer expressed concerns that Mayank might have picked up the same injury that kept him out of action ahead of the crucial IPL 2024 match against Mumbai Indians (MI) in Lucknow on Tuesday.
Jasprit Bumrah gave valuable advice to Mayank Yadav
Meanwhile, Mayank was seen back on the field after the match between LSG and MI, which Lucknow won by four wickets, and received some words of wisdom from India and Mumbai Indians (MI) senior pacer Jasprit Bumrah. In a video shared by IPL on X, Bumrah can be seen having a conversation with Mayank and fellow LSG pacer Yash Thakur.
Notably, Bumrah himself has suffered significant injury setbacks and even missed the IPL and major tournaments like the 2022 T20 World Cup due to a back injury. However, Bumrah made a remarkable comeback and cemented his position as the best bowler in the world across all formats. Given this, Bumrah’s valuable advice could help the young pacer.
Well, the Indian pacer was seen sharing insights and words of encouragement with young bowlers Mayank and Thakur after the IPL 2024 clash in Lucknow and a video of the heartwarming moment is going viral on social media. Fans praised Bumrah online for his heartfelt gesture.
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Who else but the Purple Cap owner himself with valuable advice for aspiring pacers 🤗#TATAIPL | #LSGvMI | @mipaltan | @LucknowIPL | @Jaspritbumrah93 pic.twitter.com/592BTpK6ru
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 30, 2024
LSG head coach Justin Langer gave an update on Mayank’s condition after the game, stating: “It looks like he’s in pain in the same place. His rehab has been perfect, he has been bowling pain-free for the last week and looked in great condition. But we’ll do a scan tomorrow and find out.”
Talking about the LSG vs MI IPL 2024 match, Lucknow captain KL Rahul won the toss and decided to bowl first against Mumbai at the Ekana Cricket Stadium. Thanks to Mohsin Khan’s 2/36 and the cumulative efforts of other LSG bowlers, they restricted MI to 144/7 in their 20 overs.
Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis went after the target and single-handedly took LSG over the line with four balls to spare against MI in Lucknow. Stoinis played a brilliant knock of 62 runs off 45 balls against Mumbai, peppered with seven fours and two sixes. MI captain Hardik Pandya (26/2) was the standout performer for the tourists in the IPL clash against Lucknow.