Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will be missing one of their key pacers in IPL 2025. LSG will begin their campaign on Monday.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) skipper Rishabh Pant had a special message for pacer Mohsin Khan after the latter was ruled out of the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) due to an injury.
“Best time to work on yourself brother don’t take it as a setback . Keep your head high it’s a stepping stone if you work in the right direction and stay strong,” Pant said on micro-blogging site “X”.
All-rounder Shardul Thakur, who went unsold at last year’s mega auction, has been named as replacement for Mohsin Khan. Lucknow Super Giants will begin their IPL 2025 campaign against Delhi Capitals in Visakhapatnam on Monday.
Mohsin Khan’s injury is not the only injury woe for Lucknow Super Giants. Mayank Yadav is recovering from a lumbar stress injury and is undergoing rehabilitation at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.
Akash Deep, who suffered a back injury during the fifth India-Australia Test in Sydney, is also undergoing rehabilitation at the Centre of Excellence in the Garden City. Another pacer, Avesh Khan has recovered from a knee injury, but has not yet joined the Lucknow Super Giants squad.
Mohsin Khan had a decent outing with Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2024, taking 10 wickets from as many matches. Overall, Mohsin has played 24 IPL matches so far since making his debut in 2022 and has taken 27 wickets.
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Mayank Yadav, too, had an IPL stint to remember last year albeit being short-lived due to an injury. He took seven wickets from four matches, with best figures of 3/14 that came against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB).
Shardul Thakur, on the other hand, played for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in IPL 2024. He played nine matches, scoring just 21 runs and taking five wickets. Overall, Thakur has scored 307 runs from 95 matches and taken 94 wickets. He will have his task cut out at Lucknow Super Giants.
Lucknow Super Giants are playing just their fourth IPL season this year. Between 2022 and 2024, Lucknow Super Giants were led by KL Rahul. They reached the IPL playoffs in 2022 and 2023 but failed to go all the way on both occasions. In IPL 2024, Lucknow Super Giants failed to qualify for the playoffs after finishing in seventh place with 14 points.
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