Suryakumar Yadav To Undergo Hernia Surgery Before IPL 2024; Here's His Availability Update
Suryakumar Yadav has been India's most prolific T20I batter lately [AP Photos]
No. 1 Ranked ICC T20I batter, India's Suryakumar Yadav, who is currently nursing an ankle injury, will soon undergo untimely surgery ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024.
As reported by Indian Express, Yadav is suffering from hernia and is required to undergo surgery to prevent any complications. However, the swashbuckling player is expected to feature for Mumbai Indians (MI) in the IPL 2024, regaining full fitness.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) are consulting specialists, and are likely to send Yadav overseas for surgery soon. An undisclosed board member informed, that the expected time of recovery for Yadav is estimated to be after eight to nine weeks, when the player starts resuming his training.
Hopefully he will be fit during the IPL - Board Member
"Whereas in Yadav’s case he will take more time than expected. After his hernia operation it might take up to eight-nine weeks for him to start training. Hopefully he will be fit during the IPL.”
Yadav, who is ruled out of the upcoming three-match T20I series against Afghanistan, injured his ankle while fielding during the third and final 20-overs encounter in South Africa last December. The 33-year-old did undergo surgery and was seen walking around with a leg brace during his UK visit.
Outside of the field, Yadav has been nominated by the ICC for T20I Cricketer of the Year 2023, alongside other players like Sikandar Raza, Mark Chapman, and Alpesh Ramjani.
In 17 T20I innings, Yadav struck 733 runs at a stellar average of 48.86 and an impressive strike-rate of 155.95, which saw the explosive batter record two hundred and five fifties.
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