Young pace star Mayank Yadav is likely to miss Lucknow Super Giants’ next IPL match against Delhi Capitals at home on April 12 due to an abdominal issue, the team’s CEO said on Monday Monitor throughout the week. Mayank were in trouble as LSG defeated Gujarat Titans by 33 runs in Lucknow on Sunday night.

Super Giants chief executive Vinod Bisht said in a statement: “Mayank is experiencing soreness in his lower abdomen and as a precautionary measure we are managing his workload for next week. We hope to have him in the team soon. Seeing him on the field.”

However, the statement means that Mayank may not start even when LSG take on Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens over the weekend (April 14).

With Bisht noncommittal on the possibility of returning to action, things are not looking good for the injury-prone speedster. While missing a game is acceptable, lower abdominal injuries do take more time to heal for fast bowlers.

Mayank walked off the field with LSG team doctors after throwing just one hit against the Titans on Sunday night.

The speedster usually crosses the 150km/h mark effortlessly, but in the fourth round of the GT race he could barely top 140km/h in a single session. He gave up 13 points.

He didn’t return to the court all evening. At the time, his absence was due to a side strain.

After the match, LSG all-rounder Krunal Pandya said that Mayank looked good.

“I don’t know what happened. I had a brief conversation and he seemed OK, which is positive. Whatever conversations I’ve had, whatever we’ve seen, he’s got a head on his shoulders. It’s good to see His performance paramedics succeeded,” Krunal said at the post-match presentation ceremony.

Mayank made his debut against Kings XI Punjab in this IPL and took 6 wickets in two games before limping out in the third game.

Legendary West Indies batsman Brian Lara on Monday praised Mayank’s abilities but said the young Turk needs to be matched up with Jasprit Bumrah Senior players work closely together.

“He has to stay one step ahead. He has to learn. He has to talk to big bowlers like Jasprit Bumrah. He has to get as much information as possible, stay one step ahead. I think he Has all the qualities to be a good player. Great fast bowler,” Lara told the Star Sports press room.

It must also be mentioned that Mayank has played just one first-class match in two seasons since making his senior debut, this season due to a side strain sustained while bowling to the Indian senior players in the individual nets And missed the entire Ranji Trophy tournament first class meeting before the start of the season.