India T20I captain and prolific batter Suryakumar Yadav has undergone surgery for a sports hernia in the lower right abdomen in Munich, Germany, the 34-year-old informed on Wednesday. Suryakumar took to Instagram posting about the successful injury and wrote, “Life Update: Underwent surgery for a sports hernia in the lower right abdomen. Grateful to share that after a smooth surgery, I’m already on the road to recovery. Can’t wait to be back.”
Suryakumar had flown to the United Kingdom after featuring in the recently concluded Indian Premier League and Mumbai Premier League, to consult to a specialist related to sports hernia surgery.
This is Suryakumar’s third surgery in the last three years. After an ankle surgery in 2023, the stylish India middle-order batter had previously undergone the same sports hernia surgery back in 2024. The Mumbai batter will reportedly recover and rehab in the BCCI Centre for Excellence in Bengaluru after two weeks.
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Prolific season with bat
Suryakumar had a tremendous season with the bat for Mumbai Indians. He became only the second batter after great Sachin Tendulkar to score over 600 runs for MI in a season. The ‘360-degree’ batter ended the season with 717 runs, only second to Orange Cap holder Sai Sudharsan, who had scored 759. His prolific season with the bat helped Mumbai Indians reach the knockouts and beat Gujarat Titans in the Eliminator before losing the second Qualifier against Shreyas Iyer’s Punjab Kings. Suryakumar was adjudged the Player of the Series (Most Valuable Player) for IPL 2025.
He then led Triumph Knights Mumbai North East in the T20 Mumbai League and scored 122 in the five innings. However, his team could only win one out of five league matches and finished sixth in the points table, featuring a total of eight teams.
India’s next T20 International assignment will be the Bangladesh tour in August, later this year. India will travel to Bangladesh to play three One-Day Internationals and as many T20Is.