India, Jan. 4 -- Injury-prone Indian pace sensation Mayank Yadav is close to attaining full bowling fitness after spending almost a year on the sidelines due to a lower back stress fracture. The 23-year-old made heads turn with his express pace in IPL 2024 and went on to play for India in the shortest format. However, he played just two competitive games in the 2025 edition due to a back injury.

Despite his fitness issues, his IPL side Lucknow Super Giants showed faith in the Delhi fast bowler and retained him ahead of the auction last month.

"Mayank Yadav is progressing well through his rehabilitation and has successfully achieved bowling at 90 per cent intensity, with a current workload of 18 overs per week," a BCCI official told PTI,...