Arjun Tendulkar, son of great Sachin Tendulkar and the left-arm pacer for Mumbai Indians (MI), showcased his mastery of yorkers during a recent net session as the team gears up for IPL 2024. Joining the MI camp for preparations, Tendulkar's pinpoint accuracy with yorkers was evident, as seen in a video shared on the team's official Instagram handle. His deliveries consistently targeted the batsmen's toes, causing them to lose balance. MI is set to kick off their IPL 2024 campaign against Gujarat Titans (GT) on March 24 in Ahmedabad.
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In other IPL news, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday confirmed that star India pacer Mohammed Shami will miss the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 with Gujarat Titans (GT).
In an official statement, BCCI stated that Shami is currently monitored by the BCCI medical team after going through surgery on his Achilles tendon in February. (Virat Kohli To Be Dropped From Team India's T20 Squad? Ajit Agarkar To Take Big Call, Says Report)
"The fast bowler successfully underwent surgery on February 26th, 2024, for his right heel problem. He is currently being monitored by the BCCI medical team and is ruled out of the upcoming TATA IPL 2024," BCCI stated on Shami.
Shami missed the home T20I series against Australia following the ICC World Cup last year, and he was ruled out of the entire South Africa tour. He also missed the Afghanistan series. Following that, he also missed the five-match Test series against England.
The 33-year-old did not take part in the recently concluded five-match Test series against England. He last represented India in the ODI World Cup final against Australia in November. The senior pacer finished as the tournament's highest wicket-taker and dismissed 24 batters in only 7 matches. (Rishabh Pant To Play IPL 2024 As Wicketkeeper-Batter, Confirms BCCI)
On the other hand, BCCI also updated Prasidh Krishna's fitness and stated that he will soon start his rehab at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) after going through surgery on his left proximal quadriceps tendon.
"The fast bowler underwent surgery on February 23rd, 2024, on his left proximal quadriceps tendon. He is currently being monitored by the BCCI Medical Team and will resume rehab at the National Cricket Academy soon. He will not be able to take part in the upcoming TATA IPL 2024," BCCI on Krishna.
On Tuesday, BCCI gave a major update on Rishabh Pant's recovery from injury and said that the wicketkeeper batter has been declared fit to take part in the upcoming IPL 2024. The India wicketkeeper batter missed the IPL 2023 after suffering multiple injuries in a horrific car accident on December 30, 2022.
