There were a lot of rumors regarding the fitness of Suryakumar Yadav in the last quarter of Mumbai Indians (MI)’s IPL 2026 group stage matches. Like the team, Yadav’s individual performance was also one to remember. On social media platforms, some cricket fans claimed that the batsman has suffered a wrist injury.
Due to heavy, persistent rumors over Suryakumar Yadav’s fitness, some doubts also emerged. Ahead of MI’s final match in the ongoing Indian Premier League season, which was against Rajasthan Royals, the batsman himself has clarified all the theories related to a possible wrist injury.
Suryakumar Yadav addresses rumors regarding his fitness amid IPL 2026
Suryakumar Yadav told that there is no injury on his wrist, hence these rumors and claims on social media platforms are false and baseless. The middle-order batsman tried to explain that if he really had a problem with his wrist, he would not be able to play those flick shots. Flicks are based entirely on hand-eye coordination. If he had a wrist injury, it would have been practically impossible for him to play the flick shot.
“First of all, I would like to clarify the situation a bit. People who are talking about wrist injury are either pure physios or people who do not understand cricket. Because if I actually had a wrist injury or any such problem, the shots I was playing in practice and matches, especially my flick shots, which are completely wrist-based and dependent on hand-eye coordination, I would not have been able to play those shots, Yadav said. Told the broadcasters before MI vs RR IPL 2026 match.
He further added, “But I don’t want to say much about it because it’s not under my control. These are all uncontrolled factors and I don’t pay much attention to them.”
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Skye kept working hard in training
The performance of the 35-year-old batsman was disappointing. Suryakumar Yadav also had to face a lot of criticism due to the bad patch. Although the batsman himself claimed that he did everything in training. He worked hard continuously, but did not get the desired results.
He said, “As you said, I have worked hard throughout the season. I also worked hard at the beginning of the year. In the New Zealand series, I won the Player of the Series award. Then I had a good World Cup, at least according to me. Then came the IPL. I didn’t score runs in the IPL, but I never stopped working hard.”
Performance is never guaranteed: Suryakumar Yadav
Yadav further said that as a cricketer, he could only work hard and he did so. But performance is never guaranteed.
He said, “I try to focus on what is in my hands. At the end of the day, performance is never guaranteed. What is in your control is hard work. So I keep working hard and try to do my best. If success comes, it is great. If we don’t get it, it is also okay. We will go back to the drawing board and work hard again. God is watching. Sooner or later, the rewards will come.”
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