Lucknow Super Giants retained Mayank Yadav for ₹11 crore ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. The express pacer was among five players retained, alongside Ravi Bishnoi, who was also retained for ₹11 crore. Nicholas Pooran was the Lucknow-based franchise’s most expensive retention at ₹21 crore.
The 22-year-old suffered another injury during rehabilitation but managed to recover in time for the T20I series against Bangladesh. He took four wickets at an economy rate of 6.92 in his maiden international series. The right-arm fast bowler wasn't considered for the England series earlier this year due to injury.
Mayank Yadav Resumes Bowling at BCCI’s Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru
"ESPNcricinfo has learned that Mayank is recovering from a lumbar stress injury and has just resumed bowling at the BCCI's Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, where he has been undergoing rehab after getting injured following his India debut in the T20I series against Bangladesh last October," the report added.
We Want Him 150% Fit, Not Just 100% Fit - Zaheer Khan
In February 2025, Lucknow Super Giants team director Zaheer Khan stated that the franchise was working with the BCCI's medical team to plan Mayank Yadav’s recovery. He emphasized that they would only bring him back when he was fully fit.
Rishabh Pant was appointed captain of Lucknow Super Giants after being purchased for ₹27 crore. LSG will begin their IPL 2025 campaign against Delhi Capitals (DC) on March 24 at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.
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