Cricket-Suryakumar's IPL blitz eases comeback concerns ahead of T20 World Cup

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 - India Practice - Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala, India - October 21, 2023 India's Suryakumar Yadav during practice REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Mumbai Indians batter Suryakumar Yadav blew away the cobwebs with a rapid fifty in Thursday's Indian Premier League (IPL) match to ease India's concerns over his return to action ahead of the T20 World Cup in June.

The top ranked batter in T20 Internationals, Suryakumar missed Mumbai's first three matches of the season as he completed his recovery from an ankle injury and a sports hernia operation.