Lucknow, April 3 -- Ahead of the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) home clash against five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI), LSG pacer Akash Deep said that he is "100 per cent fit and ready" to play following a back injury that kept him away from the sport for last three months.

It will be a battle of two underperforming units as LSG and MI, both having won just one out of their three matches, play at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. This match could mark the return to Akash Deep, who played two Tests in Australia during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy last year and faced an injury ahead of the fifth Test at Sydney. He joined the LSG camp on April 2, two days ahead of the match.

"I feel the first match is very important for me. I have played one practic...