There is good news for the Mumbai Indians team who registered a hat-trick of defeats in the IPL tournament. Suryakumar Yadav, who bats in 360 degrees, is now 100 per cent fit and Surya will soon be seen playing in IPL matches. This is really good news for the Mumbai team who obviously lack aggressive batsmen in the middle order. However, no statement has yet come out from the Mumbai Indians team. Surya is likely to play in the match on April 5.
Suryakumar has been declared fit by the National Cricket Academy and will soon be seen playing the first match of the season. Surya cleared almost every type of fitness test in NCA. His return will strengthen Mumbai’s batting line-up. Apart from the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Mumbai has not been able to perform as expected in any match so far.
Suryakumar was injured during the T20 series on the South Africa tour last year. After this, he underwent several surgeries. One for a grade two ankle injury and the other for a sports hernia. A senior BCCI source told news agency PTI that Surya has cleared all the tests except one routine test. Who is required to get an RTP (Return to Play) certificate from NCA.
The source said, ‘Suriya is batting comfortably and has followed suit.’ When asked if Suryakumar will be able to play Mumbai Indians’ home match against Delhi Capitals on April 7? A clear picture will emerge after Thursday’s tests, the source said. The next match is still three days away, but since he is making a comeback after a long absence, precautions will be taken. He can make his comeback on April 11 against RCB at home.
Mumbai will be strengthened
Explosive batsman Suryakumar Yadav has been at his best for Mumbai Indians over the last four to five seasons and his absence from the playing XI has been keenly felt by the Mumbai team who have lost their first three matches this season. His replacement Punjab player Naman Dhir is still out of form and skipper Hardik Pandya will need ‘Mr 360 degrees’ to bounce back from the defeat.
BCCI took care of Surya
BCCI’s medical team wanted Suryakumar to be fully fit for the upcoming T20 World Cup in America and West Indies. She also wanted to ensure that he does not rush to make a comeback in the IPL. Surya has scored 3249 runs in 124 innings from 139 matches in the IPL at an average of 31.85 and a strike rate of 143.32. This includes one century and 21 fifties.
