The 28-year-old Akash Deep is scheduled to join the Lucknow Super Giants team ahead of the IPL 2025 clash against Mumbai Indians on Friday.
Akash suffered a back injury during the Border Gavaskar Trophy in Australia and has not played any games since December 2024.
He is yet to make his debut for LSG and last participated in T20s during the 2024 IPL, when he played in one match for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against MI at the Wankhede Stadium.
He has played eight matches against RCB and picked at the Wankhede Stadium. Akash’s arrival will enhance LSG’s bowling lineup, which has been affected by injuries.
With Mayank Yadav’s recovery from a lumbar stress faced set back after suffering a toe injury, and Mohsin Khan has been ruled out of IPL 2025 due to torn anterior cruciate liagment (ACL) sustained last December.
“Akash Deep is in the house” 💙 pic.twitter.com/sjA7jFAYwQ
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) April 3, 2025
LSG has currently Shardul Thakur and Avesh Khan in its fast bowling squad and included Prince Yadav in the first two matches. LSG secured just one victory in its initial three matches in IPL 2025.
Akash Deep has taken 49 wickets in 42 T20 matches and was acquired by LSG in the mega auction for INR 8 crore.
Opener and Wk-batter Prabhsimran Singh and Skipper Shreyas Iyer‘s fifty stormed the PBKS’ side to register victory over Lucknow Super Giants by eight wickets at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
With this win, PBKS side moved to second place in the points table of the 18th edition of the cash-rich league, whereas the Rishabh Pant-led side slipped to sixth position following the loss. LSG will next play in the 16th match of the season against Mumbai Indians at Ekana Cricket Stadium.
Lucknow Super Giants Squad: Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Prince Yadav, Mitchell Marsh, Manimaran Siddharth, Himmat Singh, Akash Maharaj Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Matthew Breetzke, Aryan Juyal, RS Hangargekar, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Akash Deep, Mayank Yadav, Shamar Joseph, Arshin Kulkarni.
