The player has been out of action since October last year due to a knee injury.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will have to endure a tough start to the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 as they are riddled with injuries within their pace-bowling department. According to a report by Indian Express, lead pacer Avesh Khan has been ruled out of the first three matches due to a knee injury he had suffered in January.
On the eve of the new season’s opening day, the Rishabh Pant-led outfit was handed bittersweet news. The good news is that young speedster Mayank Yadav will be ready to play for the side by April 15.
While it might be a sooner recovery date than Mayank, Avesh’s experience can come in handy to get off to a sparkling start. LSG have an attack that is mostly Indian with Shamar Joseph the only overseas frontline bowler on their roster.
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Akash Deep suffered a back injury during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. He is also undergoing rehabilitation at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru. The fast bowler will also be joining the squad after three matches.
Avesh finished as the sixth-highest wicket-taker last season, playing for Rajasthan Royals. He picked up 19 wickets from 16 matches at an economy of 9.59. The Madhya Pradesh pacer has been out of action since the penultimate group game of the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 against Kerala.
LSG have somewhat papered over the cracks in their bowling resources by roping in Mumbai allrounder Shardul Thakur as a replacement for left-arm pacer Mohsin Khan. Thakur went unsold in the auction and was supposed to travel to the UK to play for county side Essex.
They will also need their unfancied unit to step up despite the star presence of new skipper Rishabh Pant, who will be playing in a jersey other than Delhi Capitals for the first time.
After playing their first match in Visakhapatnam, LSG will return to Ekana Stadium to face Punjab Kings on April 1.
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