Shardul Thakur made a good comeback after his foot surgery and had a solid domestic season playing for Mumbai.
Lucknow Super Giants have brought in Shardul Thakur to replace Mohsin Khan, who is injured and will miss the entire IPL 2025 season. Thakur is an experienced all-rounder and was picked from the Registered Available Player Pool for his base price of INR 2 crore.
He has played 95 IPL matches so far and has experience with five different teams. LSG will start their IPL 2025 campaign against Delhi Capitals on Monday, March 24, in Visakhapatnam.
Mohsin Khan, who plays domestic cricket for Uttar Pradesh, injured his right knee on December 31 during the Vijay Hazare Trophy. He tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Mohsin had joined the LSG camp in Lucknow recently, but he did not travel with the team to Visakhapatnam.
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This situation is disappointing for both LSG and Mohsin Khan. Mohsin had already overcome a serious shoulder injury after IPL 2022 and managed to play the full 2024 season. Now, with his knee injury, he is focusing on recovery and will work closely with LSG’s support staff to make a comeback.
On the other hand, Shardul Thakur and Shivam Mavi have been training with the LSG squad since their main camp started in Lucknow. Both fast bowlers have played for different teams in past IPL seasons but were not picked by any franchise in the recent auction.
Shardul Thakur made a good comeback after his foot surgery and had a solid domestic season playing for Mumbai. He had also agreed to play county cricket for Essex but informed them that he would join the IPL if any team needed a replacement. Now, he has been picked by Lucknow Super Giants as a replacement player.
Lucknow Super Giants have been quite unlucky this season, as none of their top four Indian fast bowlers are available to play right now. Along with Mohsin Khan, Mayank Yadav, Avesh Khan, and Akash Deep are also out due to injuries. All three of them are currently undergoing rehab at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.
Mayank is still recovering from a stress injury in his lower back. Avesh Khan is dealing with some issues in his right knee, which are said to be due to his workload. Meanwhile, Akash Deep is also healing from a lower back stress injury.
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