Suryakumar Yadav underwent a hernia surgery right after the IPL 2025 season and is slowly making his way back to prime fitness at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru. He has spent the last few weeks at the facility, where proper rehab helped him make a strong comeback ahead of the Asia Cup 2025.

“I’m feeling good right now. It’s been five to six weeks. A good process, good routines for the last six weeks, and fingers crossed, feeling really well,” Suryakumar Yadav said in a video posted by the BCCI on Tuesday.

He revealed that his injury, a sports hernia in his lower right abdomen, was detected towards the end of IPL 2025, adding, “It actually got diagnosed close to the end of IPL. I felt it because I had the same kind of injury last year as well, and that’s how I got to know. So, a few checklists were there.

I tried those things, and then I realized that it’s time to go and do a small MRI. When I did it, it was very clear in that. I did it post-IPL and went to Germany. It went really well, how it went last year, and I knew how the recovery was going to be step by step. So, we took one week at a time, and we are here, and I’m feeling good.”

Suryakumar Yadav also spoke about the role the CoE staff plays in the rehab and recovery of the players.

“The most important thing for me is when you come here at CoE, or when I was here at NCA last year as well, they understood how my body reacts to certain situations… accordingly, they planned all the workouts. As soon as I used to hit the gym and I came here, they would plan the sessions, and that’s how we took one week at a time, and slowly but steadily we are here,” he added.

Suryakumar Yadav also called the CoE facility unbelievable.

“The gym… More than 30-35 people can train here together… about 60-70 wickets to practice as well. Then you have three grounds. Unbelievable facility, and it’s the best I’ve seen for a really long time.

The most important thing during a rehab phase is to have good people around you who will guide you really well… I saw it as an opportunity to come back as the best version of myself,” Surya signed off.

Suryakumar Yadav will captain India in the Asia Cup 2025 that begins on September 9 in the UAE.