'I used to watch only half the innings' - Suryakumar Yadav shares recovery tales while supporting Mumbai Indians

Suryakumar Yadav had been out of action for some time owing to his injury. While the recuperation process for any athlete is an arduous task, some find solace in the sport itself. Yadav is no different, as he has shared that the Mumbai Indians games kept him in the groove. SKY made a comeback to Indian Premier League 2024 against Delhi Capitals last week. 

The Mumbai batter had a forgettable outing as he trudged back to the pavilion without opening his account. He had last set foot on the field in the T20I game against South Africa in January. He subsequently missed ODIs against the Proteas due to a sports hernia. SKY, as he's fondly called, revealed that a positive mindset is what helped him overcome the injury hurdles. 

“That's why I started focussing on doing all the smaller things like sleeping on time and following a good diet. I've never read a book in my life, and I started doing that as well. Getting up in the morning and spending good quality time at the rehab centre and connecting everything, my body, brain with the rehab, and it helped me really well to recover a little faster. Since I had 2–3 niggles at once, I had to take it one step at a time,” Suryakumar Yadav said in a video to IPL.

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“Always difficult when your team is playing, and you are sitting in the room watching. I can't say that I didn't watch, I would watch half the games because I was sleeping on time when I was in Bangalore at about 10.30-10.45. So I used to watch only half the innings but would watch the entire game in the highlights the next day. It was difficult, but it gave me a lot of motivation and inspiration looking at them that they are playing there, and I've to work really hard, work on myself and my recovery and get out there as soon as possible,” he added.

MI will eye two points against struggling RCB

Mumbai Indians had a disappointing start to their IPL 2024 campaign. They had lost their three games consecutively, before overcoming the DC scare and registering their maiden win. They will next take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday. The five-time champions will look to make the most against struggling RCB and claim the valuable two points.