Mayank Yadav The Indian paceman impressed with his speed during IPL 2024 and was even called up to the national side. But fitness concerns have disrupted his campaign in IPL 2025. After playing just two games for LSG this season, he has been diagnosed with another injury to his back and is out for the rest of the season. New Zealand paceman William O’Rourke has been signed by LSG as a replacement for Mayank, the BCCI said in a release, for a fee of INR 3 crore. In the two matches Mayank played, he could manage only two wickets at an expensive average of 50 and a run rate of 12.50. 🚨 IPL REPLACEMENT UPDATES 🚨- Kyle Jameson replaces Lockie Ferguson in PBKS.- Kusal Mendis replaces Jos Buttler in GT.- William O'Rourke replaces Mayank Yadav in LSG. pic.twitter.com/0zGIxAnMiX — Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 15, 2025 Curiously, Mayank had already been benched for a large part of the 2025 season having suffered the same back problem and a toe injury. He had only just come back after receiving clearance from the NCA. This casts real doubts on his longer-term health. LSG is lucky it won’t damage his team very much, as its playoff hopes are already slight. LSG had also signed him for the big bucks INR 11 crore and the injury was even more heartbreaking. It’s unclear if the franchise will bring him back next season. Also Read | 10 Cricketers Who Switched Careers After Retirement On the other hand, Punjab Kings too made an important change. They have replaced the injured Lockie Ferguson with fellow Kiwi Kyle Jamieson. It could be a huge shot in the arm to PBKS, who are fighting to make the playoffs and are definitely in the running for the title.