Exciting Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) pacer Mayank Yadav made his much-awaited return to the field in the IPL 2024 after sitting out due to an abdominal injury he had suffered. He was out of action for three weeks, but returned in the game against Mumbai Indians (MI) in Lucknow recently.

However, Mayank couldn’t finish his 4 overs and had to leave the field complaining of the same injury and now is in danger of missing out on the remainder of the IPL 2024 tournament.

Reacting to Mayank suffering the same injury again, Former Australian quick Brett Lee has tore into the Lucknow Super Giants hierarchy for messing up the pacer’s recovery process.

“A side strain or whatever they’re calling it, normally takes at least four to six weeks to even come right. We don’t know the depths of how big a strain it was but for somebody who is pushing the limits of their body by bowling 150 kmph, that’s not good management at all. His first game coming back and getting injured, has to directly be on the leadership and the medical staff of the Lucknow Super Giants,” Lee said on JioCinema.

“The only person who has to pay this price is this poor young guy Mayank, who is just electric. Everyone in the IPL has loved seeing what he’s brought… You wish he got the right advice, so he doesn’t have to go through and absorb this. Now, it’s most probably going to mean that he’s going to miss out on the World Cup if there’s an injury that might come up,” Lee added.

Mayank had made an immediate impression for LSG, bowling consistently at over 150 kph and even clocked the fastest ball in IPL 2024 at 155.8 kph. HE snapped up six wickets in his first two games for the franchise.