IPL 2023: Mohsin Khan Shares Shocking Details of His Battle with Injury

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) pace bowler Mohsin Khan has shared that the injury he sustained was so serious, a doctor warned him that he might have lost his arm had he delayed his treatment by a month as well. However, Mohsin was one of the stars for LSG in their five-run win over Mumbai Indians (MI) in Lucknow on Tuesday, May 16 while defending a target of 178. Lucknow didn’t have the upper hand while heading into the last over as Mumbai required only 11 runs.

However, Mohsin bowled a brilliant last over, giving away only five runs. The 24-year-old, who was quite impressive for LSG, has faced injuries lately. In a post-match press conference, he shared how a serious injury threatened his career as well. He revealed:

“Regarding my injury, I would like to say that, I hope no other cricketer suffers from it. This was a different sort of injury as my artery was completely blocked. The nerves in my arm had got completely blocked. The association, Rajeev Shukla sir, Gautam Gambhir sir, the LSG franchise, Sanjiv [Goenka] sir, my family, they all backed and supported me a lot. They never let me feel that I was going through such a thing. But, before and after my surgery, I struggled a lot and it was a tough time for me. At one point of time, I had lost hope of playing cricket as I couldn’t even lift my hand. It wasn’t even getting fully straight.”

The left-arm pacer further added that delaying treatment could have even cost him his arm too as well. Notably, the game against Mumbai Indians on Tuesday was his third match in the ongoing IPL edition as well saying:

“It was a medical related thing. I still get scared thinking about it. The doctor told me that if I was late by one month, they might have had to amputate my arm.”

IPL 2023: “I had confidence in my abilities” – Mohsin Khan

However, heading into the last over of the match, Mumbai Indians had the upper hand. They required 11 runs with big hitters like Tim David and Cameron Green in the middle. However, Mohsin Khan stated that he was confident in his abilities. He also shared that he has dedicated his performance to his father, who was recently discharged from the ICU after being in the hospital for 10 days as well.

“There is pressure when you bowl the last over. I wanted to execute what I had been following during practice. I backed myself. I wasn’t thinking that I had 10-11 runs to defend. I was only bowling with the mindset that I have to bowl six good deliveries. I had confidence in my abilities. The ball was reversing a bit,” Mohsin Khan concluded.