IPL 2024 / Mumbai Indians got a big blow, this star player will not play the next few matches

IPL 2024: Nothing has gone good for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024 so far. The team has lost both its opening matches this season. In the match played against Sunrisers Hyderabad, the bowlers performed very shamefully and gave away 277 runs in 20 overs. Amidst all this, another bad news has emerged for the team. Suryakumar Yadav will not be seen playing in the upcoming matches also.

Mumbai Indians got a big blow

World number one T20 batsman Suryakumar Yadav has not fully recovered from sports hernia surgery and will not be able to play some more IPL matches. The National Cricket Academy (NCA) is keeping an eye on his process. Suryakumar, who plays for Mumbai Indians, has not been able to play any match so far in the current season and his team has faced defeat in both the matches.

Big update on Surya's return

An Indian Cricket Board source told PTI that Suryakumar is progressing very well and will make a comeback for Mumbai Indians very soon. However, after not playing in the first two matches, he may have to remain out of some more matches. Mumbai Indians are missing Suryakumar but BCCI does not want to take any risk regarding the fitness of this aggressive batsman as he is expected to play a big role in the T20 World Cup to be held in West Indies and America in June.

The source further said that the main concern for BCCI is whether he is on track to play in the T20 World Cup and he is in that position. 33-year-old Suryakumar is often compared to retired South African batsman AB de Villiers for his ability to play shots all around the field. He has scored runs in this format at a strike rate of 171.55. Suryakumar has scored 2141 runs for India with the help of four centuries in 60 T20 matches.

Surya will have to wait for his return

Surya is at number one in the ICC T20 rankings. He suffered an injury during the South Africa tour in December 2023. Due to injury he has not played a single match this year. Let us tell you that Suryakumar Yadav is one of the most important batsmen of Mumbai. His bat plays very well in IPL. He has played 139 matches in IPL so far. During this period, he has scored 3249 runs at an average of 32.17 and with the help of 1 century.