Wellington: After a four-week break from Cricket, New Zealand all-rounder Jesse Ryder will make his comeback to cricket with the Indian Premier League (IPL). Ryder will re-join the Pune Warriors for the second year of his contract that was worth $150,000 per season. In the opening match, Ryder will be facing fellow team-mate James Franklin's Mumbai Indians, in Mumbai, April 6.

The Fairfax reported that Ryder will be accompanied with his manager Aaron Klee and clinical psychologist Karen Nimmo.
"Jesse has been making steady progress over the past few weeks. Cricket is Jesse's job and what's he's good at, so I was keen to see him return as soon as practical, but only with the right structures in place,' Nimmo said.

Ryder last turned out for New Zealand in an ODI against South Africa in Napier February 29. After the match, Ryder and Doug Bracewell were handed one-match bans for drinking while injured.

"The franchise has been wonderful and Jesse is desperate to perform on and off the field, and get his career back on track," said Klee.

Ryder was scheduled to return to the game with Plunket Shield but pulled out of Wellington team on match eve and took an indefinite break. Klee said it was "a deeply stressful and emotional time".

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) is also happy as Ryder makes a comeback.