Mumbai, May 5 -- Mumbai Indians (MI) opener Ryan Rickelton addressed concerns about Hardik Pandya's back spasm issue after his side's victory over Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at Wankhede Stadium on Monday night.

During the post-match press conference, Rickelton shared that he had only recently learned about Pandya's condition and was unsure of the extent of the issue.

"I don't know when he's expected to be back. I found out this afternoon that he had back spasms, so I'm unaware of the extent of it. I don't want to call it an injury; I'm unaware of the extent of how bad it is or what he's feeling. But I'm sure he'll be with the group again as we head to Raipur this week," Rickelton said.

In place of Hardik, Suryakumar Yadav stepped in to...