LSG pacer Mayank Yadav got injured against Gujarat Titans after bowling just one over.

New Delhi: Lucknow Super Giants are likely to miss new pace sensation Mayank Yadav for their next two matches, said head coach Justin Langer ahead of the IPL 2024 clash against Delhi Capitals. The Delhi-lad, who grabbed headlines in the ongoing edition of IPL with his raw pace, injured himself against Gujarat Titans after bowling just one over. An official update on Monday stated Mayank had ‘soreness in lower abdominal area’, and his workload would be managed.

“He felt a little bit of tightness at the top of his hip leading into the last game, but that was about a one-out-of-ten pain, and we thought that there were clinical signs,” the Australian told media during the pre-match press conference on Thursday. “Everything through the doctors and the physios seemed perfectly okay. He bowled that first over (against Titans) and started feeling something in his hip.”

Langer also stated that the MRI scans revealed Mayank has a very, very small swelling. “ We are very hopeful he’ll start building himself up and be back bowling again soon,” he added. Langer said that the management is working hard on the pacer and expects the youngster to be available by the encounter against Chennai Super Kings on April 19.