Mayank Yadav Set To Return After Extended Injury Layoff for India A in T20 World Cup 2026

Talented Indian speedster Mayank Yadav is set to make a return to competitive cricket after spending an extended time on the sidelines due to injury. The Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) pacer was recently named in the India A squad, which will play warm-up games in the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026, starting next month. Notably, the India A side are slated to play practice fixtures against the senior men’s team alongisde two more games against USA in Navi Mumbai and Namibia in Bengaluru on February 2 and 6, respectively.

What happened to Mayank Yadav?

As for Mayank, it will be a wonderful opportunity to make a resounding comeback after suffering a recurring lower-back stress fracture that restricted him to playing just two games in the previous Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) season. After the IPL season, he underwent surgery and subsequent rehabilitation and now looks all geared up to make an impact again.

Previously, following his debut IPL 2024 season too, Mayank suffered a back injury and then a toe injury which forced him to miss the domestic season and the start of IPL 2025, before the back issue resurfaced again and cut his season short in IPL 2025.

ALSO READ:

Mayank Yadav has been promising in his limited display

Mayank Yadav had a breakout IPL 2024 season where he consistently clocked speeds north of 150kmph while taking seven wickets in four games and managed to earn his India debut too. In international cricket so far, Mayank has played three T20Is for India, claiming four wickets. Despite being injury-prone, LSG have decided to retain him for the IPL 2026 season.

India A squad for T20 World Cup 2026 warm-up games

Priyansh Arya, Ayush Badoni, Narayan Jagadeesan, Naman Dhir, Riyan Parag, Ashutosh Sharma, Urvil Patel, Vipraj Nigam, Manav Suthar, Ravi Bishnoi, Khaleel Ahmed, Mayank Yadav, Ashok Sharma, Gurjapneet Singh, Prince Yadav.

For more updates, follow CricXtasy on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.