IPL 2022: "Suryakumar Yadav Is Fit To Play The Next Game", Says Zaheer Khan Ahead of Mumbai Indians Match Against Rajasthan Royals

Zaheer Khan, director of Mumbai Indians has revealed that Suryakumar Yadav is fit and available for their next IPL 2022 game against Rajasthan Royals on Saturday.

Surya missed the first game of the season due to an injury he suffered in a T20I game against the West Indies earlier this year. Yadav was rehabilitating in the National Cricket Academy and since then he has joined the MI camp and is practicing with the team.

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Yadav is expected to bat at number 3 for MI, replacing Anmolpreet Singh. His inclusion on the side would give MI a massive boost as the middle order of Tilak Verma and Anmolpreet Singh were unable to carry on the momentum given by the openers against Delhi Capitals. MI, therefore, ended up with just around a par score.

They would hope that the inclusion of Yadav would give them the impetus they need in the middle overs as Yadav is an all-around player as he plays spin and pace equally good.

We Are Not Fazed By The Loss: Zaheer Khan

Mumbai Indians lost the first game of the Indian Premier League once again but Zaheer Khan ahead of the match against RR Isays that his team is not fazed by the loss in the first game. “There have been a lot of constructive chats, but we usually have been slow starters. I am happy with the way we have planned, the last game was good learning for us. Different phases of the game have a certain importance. You want the best batters and bowlers in certain phases. An effort is made to have that communication with each individual,” Zaheer said during the pre-match conference on eve of their game.

When asked about how the MI bowlers would be handling the dew which has been a challenge in this years’ IPL so far, Khan said that dew is something that is not in the control of the players. “It becomes difficult for spinners, even for pacers, the yorkers go wrong at times. So those are the challenges of the game, we have to deal with it,” Zaheer said.

Zaheer was asked about the fitness of Ishan Kishan who had an injury scare in the last game, Zaheer confirmed that Kishan is fit and available for selection.

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