IPL 2024: Is Suryakumar Yadav fit? Will join Mumbai Indian team: Big news has come for the Mumbai Indians team which has suffered a hat-trick of defeats. The date of return of world number one T20 batsman Suryakumar Yadav has been revealed. He has been declared fit by the National Cricket Academy and will soon play his first match this season. Surya passed almost every type of fitness test in NCA.
Suryakumar was injured during the T20 series on the South African tour last year. After this he underwent several surgeries. One for grade two ankle injuries and the other for sports hernia. A senior BCCI source told news agency PTI, 'Surya has passed all the tests except one routine test, which are mandatory to obtain the RTP (return to play) certificate from the NCA.
He is batting comfortably and has done all the simulations. When he was asked whether Suryakumar would be able to play Mumbai Indians' home match against Delhi Capitals on April 7? The source said- A clear picture will emerge after Thursday's test. There are still three days left for the next match, but since he is making a comeback after a long time, caution will be taken. He can also make a comeback on home ground against RCB on April 11.
The explosive batsman has performed best for MI in the last four to five seasons and the Mumbai team, who have lost their first three matches this season, have felt his absence in the playing eleven. Punjab player Naman Dheer, who came in his place, is not looking in form right now and captain Hardik Pandya will need 'Mr 360 degree' to recover from the defeat.
The BCCI medical team wanted Suryakumar to be fully fit for the upcoming T20 World Cup to be held in the United States and West Indies. She also wanted to ensure that she did not rush to make a comeback in the IPL. Surya has scored 3249 runs in 124 innings of 139 matches in IPL at an average of 31.85 and strike rate of 143.32. These include one century and 21 half-centuries.
