LSG fast bowler Mayank Yadav is racing against time to recover from the back injury he sustained last year. The speedster could only play four games last year due to a side strain.

It is understood that Mayank is recovering from a lumbar stress injury and has just resumed bowling at the BCCI's Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru | ESPN.com

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) have been dealt a massive blow ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, as their express pace sensation Mayank Yadav is set to miss the first half of the season. According to ESPNcricinfo,

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) pacer Mayank Yadav will miss the first half of IPL 2025 due to a lumbar stress injury, as per ESPNcricinfo. The young pacer, who made his India debut in the T20I series against Bangladesh last October, has resumed bowling at BCCI 's Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru as part of his rehabilitation process.

Mayank's unavailability for the first half of the season proves to be a massive setback for LSG, who retained him for a whopping Rs 11 crore.

Lucknow Super Giants have dealt a big blow as their tearaway pacer Mayank Yadav is set to miss the first half of the IPL 2025