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Five-time champions Mumbai Indians are languishing at the bottom of the 10-team table, having lost all three matches so far and if Suryakumar plays, the Hardik Pandya-led team will hope that his presence helps them with the anticipated turnaround.
The 33-year-old aggressive batter has been out of action since January. He underwent surgery to treat a sports hernia and was also nursing an ankle injury which he had sustained during India’s tour of South Africa late last year.
Suryakumar was the first to arrive for the training session at the Wankhede Stadium, more than an hour before his teammates came for the afternoon session.
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The right-handed batter unleashed strokes in all parts of the ground while batting against throwdown specialists and MI spinner Kumar Kartikeya. He hit the ball exactly the way he wanted, middling most of his strokes and also practised his trademark flick shot over the fine-leg region.
The team is coming off a short break after taking a trip to Jamnagar following its third straight loss in the ongoing tournament, the last one being a six-wicket defeat against Rajasthan Royals on April 1.
Meanwhile, in the adjacent nets, Delhi Capitals and Australia batter David Warner had a long hit among the others. Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy bowler Mohit Awasthi was also seen bowling to the Delhi Capitals’ batters during their training.