Suryakumar Yadav likely to be ruled out of the MIvsDC fixture on March 27th in IPL 2022: Mumbai Indians (MI) batter Suryakumar Yadav is highly likely to miss his IPL team’s first fixture against Rishabh Pant-led Delhi Capitals (DC) on March 27th owing to his untimely injury. The batter sustained a thumb injury during the white-ball series against West Indies, last month.
Currently, Suryakumar Yadav is undergoing his rehabilitation program at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) Bangalore with the BCCI’s medical team.
Rohit Sharma-spearheaded Mumbai Indians (MI) will face Delhi Capitals (DC) on March 27th in an afternoon fixture at the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai.
The cricketer himself, recently, provided an update on his injury, as he tweeted, “Work in progress.”
Since his outing against West Indies, Yadav is constantly working hard to regain his fitness and recover from the injury. The National Cricket Academy (NCA) will issue a clearance certificate to the cricketer following his recovery.
With three days quarantine protocol, Yadav will have to miss the opening match on 27th March. Moreover, he won’t be having any proper match practice, nor any training sessions which would further be a concern for Mumbai Indians (MI).
While the reports have explicitly covered that Suryakumar Yadav will miss the MIvsDC fixture, Rohit Sharma denied providing any update on the availability of the cricketer during the virtual press conference on Wednesday.
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“Yeah, Surya is at the NCA at the moment. He is recovering well and will be here soon. I can’t give you his availability right now whether he will be available for the first game or not but we are trying to get him here as soon as possible once we have the clearance from NCA,” said Rohit Sharma in the virtual conference arranged on Wednesday.
Suryakumar Yadav is a vital cog in Mumbai Indians (MI) lineup. His presence to crucial to provide balance to the team in the middle order. The sensational batter had a stellar last season of the IPL where he scored 317 runs from 14 matches at a strike rate of 143.43.
Down below is Mumbai Indians (MI) squad for the Tata IPL 2022.
Mumbai Indians (MI) IPL 2022 Squad:
Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Tim David, Kieron Pollard, Mayank Markande, Ishan Kishan, Ramandeep Singh, Dewald Brevis, Basil Thampi, M Ashwin, Jaydev Unadkat, N Tilak Varma, Anmolpreet Singh, Sanjay Yadav, Jofra Archer, Hrithik Shokeen, Daniel Sams, Tymal Mills, Riley Meredith, Mohammad Arshad Khan, Rahul Buddhi, Arjun Tendulkar, Fabian Allen, Aryan Juyal.
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