Suryakumar Yadav underwent a successful sports hernia surgery, the star India batter confirmed on Wednesday. Suryakumar, the world’s top-ranked T20I batter, has had two surgeries done in a short span having been treated for an ankle injury earlier.
“Surgery done,” Suryakumar wrote in an Instagram post while sharing a picture from the hospital bed and added he will be back “very soon”.
“I want to thank everyone for their concerns and well wishes for my health, and I am happy to tell you all that I will be back very soon,” he added.
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During the T20I series of the South Africa tour last month, the 33-year-old sustained an ankle injury. He twisted his ankle while fielding during the third T20I at the New Wanderers Stadium for which required a surgery.
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The twin procedures are expected to keep him out of action for some time but according to various media reports, he will be back in time for the IPL 2024 where he will represent five-time champions Mumbai Indians.
Suryakumar is missing the ongoing three-match T20I series between India and Afghanistan due to the injury.
Suryakumar will be a key player in India’s T20I squad for the world cup later this year which will be co-hosted by West Indies and USA in June. He boasts of an excellent record in the format for India having scored 2141 runs in 57 innings at an average of 45.55 including four centuries and 17 half-centuries.
He has scored these runs at a stunning strike-rate of 171.55
The BCCI has followed patient approach with the rehabilitation of its various contracted players in the past couple of years which has resulted in the timely recoveries of the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer among others.
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