"I had never read a book...": MI's Suryakumar opens up on rehab process ahead of RCB clash

Mumbai Indians batter Suryakumar Yadav opens up about his rehab process ahead of IPL match against RCB.

Ahead of his side's Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), star Mumbai Indians (MI) batter Suryakumar Yadav opened up on his "boring" rehabilitation process after sustaining an injury last December in a match against South Africa and how he made changes in his life as he worked his way back to the cricketing field.

RCB and MI will be locking horns in a high-octane clash at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium, which will be a battle between two of Indian cricket's biggest superstars, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Both teams are searching for wins.

While MI opened their account after three losses with a win over Delhi Capitals (DC), RCB aims to overcome a three-match losing streak, succumbing to Rajasthan Royals (RR) in their last encounter.

Suryakumar had made a return to competitive cricket, playing against Delhi Capitals in his first competitive cricket game since December.

He was out for a duck but would no doubt be raring to go against RCB. Speaking in a video by the IPL's official X (formerly Twitter) handle, Suryakumar revealed that he was battling two-three niggles together, an ankle injury, sports hernia and an injury to his right knee.

"I had to take one step at a time, follow the small things and here I am, really happy to be on the ground. It is great to be back. Nothing beats the feeling of coming back to Wankhede," said Suryakumar.

The number one ranked T20I batter in the world said that his rehab was boring initially as he felt bored of doing same things again and again, but he eventually realised that rehab was important for him.