 "Suryakumar Yadav bats in training nets for Mumbai Indians ahead of match vs Delhi Capitals. MI image")
Suryakumar Yadav joined the Mumbai Indians camp on Friday in a timely boost for the franchise which has failed to win a single match from three games so far in IPL 2024. SKY joined MI camp after getting a clearance from the National Cricket Academy (NCA. Suryakumar has been out of action since undergoing sport hernia surgery in January and missed the start of IPL 2024 after failing to get the clearance from NCA.
He will be now aiming to return to the competetive field on 7 April against Delhi Capitals at the Wankhede Stadium, however, his inclusion will depend on his fitness.
Suryakumar was the first to arrive for the training session at the Wankhede Stadium, more than an hour before his teammates came for the afternoon session.
Suryakumar walked into one of the two nets and batted for more than an hour, not looking to exert himself but getting his body in rhythm and getting his strokes going a few days after he was given the clearance.
The right-handed batter unleashed strokes in all parts of the ground while batting against throwdown specialists and MI spinner Kumar Kartikeya. He hit the ball exactly the way he wanted, middling most of his strokes and also practiced his trademark flick shot over the fine-leg region.
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More ShortsThe team is coming off a short break after taking a trip to Jamnagar following its third straight loss in the ongoing tournament, the last one being a six-wickets defeat Rajasthan Royals on April 1.
Meanwhile, in the adjacent nets, Delhi Capitals and Australia batter David Warner had a long hit among the others. Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy bowler Mohit Awasthi was also seen bowling to the Delhi Capitals’ batters during their training.
With PTI inputs