Mayank is currently undergoing rehab at the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.
Mayank is currently at the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, where he is undergoing rehab after getting injured following his India debut in the T20I series against Bangladesh last October.
Mayank was retained by LSG for INR 11 crore ahead of the IPL 2025 mega-auction, following his breakout season last year.
According to the report, "Mayank is recovering from a lumbar stress injury and has just resumed bowling."
Mayank caught the imagination of the cricketing world with his express pace in the IPL 2024 season. Although the 22-year-old featured in only four matches for LSG due to a lingering side strain, that run was enough to earn him a lucrative contract as well as India debut.
The report added that while Mayank could play the second half of the season, the BCCI has not set any date tentative date for his return to action.
"There is no firm date set by the BCCI for Mayank's return yet, but if he meets all the fitness parameters alongside increasing his bowling workload, he could feature in the latter half of the IPL," the report added.
While recovering from a side strain, Mayank sustained another injury, which further delayed his comeback. He eventually returned to on-field action against Bangladesh in T20Is, but another injury setback hampered his run.
Last month, LSG mentor Zaheer Khan indicated that the franchise is in no mood to rush the young pace sensation back.
"We have had some interesting conversations around his roadmap to recovery and fitness with NCA, so we're working with them. We hope for their support as well, them buying into the philosophy of really looking after a youngster because he is not only important for LSG, he is important for Indian cricket as well," Zaheer had said.
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