Shardul Thakur To Join Lucknow Super Giants In IPL 2025? Training Pics Drop Big Hint

Lucknow Super Giants, who’ve been struggling to get their marquee pacer Mayank Yadav match forward of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season, are engaged on a plan B. Some coaching visuals from the LSG camp have instructed that veteran India all-rounder Shardul Thakur might be in line to hitch the franchise within the coming days. The Mumbai star, who performed for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) final season within the IPL, was noticed on the LSG coaching camp on Sunday, whereas sporting the franchise’s jersey.

Shardul was launched by CSK forward of the IPL 2025 public sale final 12 months. He did not fetch a single bid from any of the ten franchises, therefore going unsold. However, redemption might be on the playing cards for Shardul, who has impressed everybody together with his performances within the home season this 12 months.

Shardul Thakur

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In Mumbai’s Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy marketing campaign, Shardul went on to choose 15 wickets in 9 video games at a median of 24.53. The all-rounder additionally shone within the Ranji Trophy, clinching 35 wickets in 9 matches at 22.62.

LSG Struggling To Get Mayank Yadav Fit

India’s quickest bowler Mayank Yadav is unlikely to be out there for Lucknow Super Giants’ first few video games of the upcoming Indian Premier League as he’s but to be declared match by the medical and sports activities science staff at BCCI’s Centre of Excellence (COE) in Bengaluru.

Mayank, who made his T20I debut for India final 12 months towards Bangladesh, got here into the limelight for his scorching tempo that touched almost 97 miles per hour, hurrying batters for tempo.

“Mayank is expected to get fit in some time but he might have to miss the first few games of the Indian Premier League. As of now it could be first two to three games. He has just started bowling at NCA and will slowly be building his load,” a BCCI supply informed PTI on situation of anonymity. 

With PTI Inputs