India’s pace sensation Mayank Yadav, who rose to fame with his impressive exploits in the IPL 2024 season for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), is close to achieving full bowling fitness after spending almost an year on the sidelines due to a lower back stress fracture.
Mayank was drafted into the Indian squad for the first time during the T20I series against Bangladesh in October 2024. However, the 23-year-old encountered a back injury in his debut series.
After making recovery, Yadav returned to represent LSG again in the 2025 season but he suffered recurring back injury, requiring surgery to correct the issue.
Despite his injury-prone history, LSG showed faith in the young tearaway and retained him ahead of the auction last month.
"Mayank Yadav is progressing well through his rehabilitation and has successfully achieved bowling at 90 per cent intensity, with a current workload of 18 overs per week," a BCCI official told news agency PTI, referring to Mayank's rehabilitation at Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.
"He has also demonstrated significant improvements in strength and conditioning, enabling him to approach the maximal fitness levels required for pace bowling.
"Over the forthcoming weeks, he is expected to progress to bowling at 100 per cent intensity, alongside the integration of high-intensity fielding activities, subject to ongoing symptom tolerance and monitoring," the official added.
The official also shared an update on India batter Riyan Parag, who is nursing a right shoulder injury and thus missing out on Vijay Hazare Trophy matches. His last competitive appearance was on December 6.
"Riyan has shown good progress following the injection to his right shoulder on 16th December 2025. He has regained full shoulder range of motion and is currently pain-free through all movements. He is continuing with a progressive shoulder strengthening and ground conditioning program without any limitations," said the official.
"This week, he has resumed batting in the nets against throw-downs and spinners, demonstrating steady improvement in intensity across each session. He is scheduled to commence a progressive bowling and throwing program next week, alongside ongoing batting skill activities," he added.
(With PTI Inputs)
