New Delhi. Mumbai Indians did not have a good start in IPL 2024. After Gujarat Titans, the team also lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad. At present, Mumbai team is at 9th position in the points table. The pain of two defeats had not gone away yet, so another bad news has come for Mumbai Indians. Suryakumar Yadav, the number-1 batsman in the T20 rankings, is not yet fit and it may take more time for him to recover from sports hernia surgery. In such a situation, he may miss the next few matches of Mumbai.
A source associated with BCCI said on the fitness of Suryakumar Yadav, "Surya’s progress is good and he will soon be seen playing for Mumbai Indians. However, after missing the first two matches, Suryakumar may have to sit out some more matches."
Mumbai Indians may be playing in IPL 2024 without Suryakumar Yadav. But, BCCI does not want to take any risk with this batsman because T20 World Cup is to be held in June-July this year and Surya is an important part of India’s campaign. He is the number-1 batsman of T20 and also scored a stormy century in T20 on the South Africa tour last year.
The source said that BCCI’s emphasis is on Suryakumar Yadav being available for the T20 World Cup and at the moment it seems that he will play. Therefore, there is no hurry regarding his return. Because of his 360 degree batting, Suryakumar Yadav is often compared with AB de Villiers. Suryakumar Yadav has scored 4 centuries in T20 in his short career. He has scored 2141 runs in 60 matches. He has scored 17 half-centuries. He has hit 123 sixes.
