Jasprit Bumrah Replacement: The Mumbai Indians team, captained by dashing opener Rohit Sharma, made a big announcement on Friday. A record 5-time champion, this team has got a replacement for veteran pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who was ruled out of the entire season due to injury. In the last minutes before the start of the 16th season of the league (IPL-2023), a player was announced to replace Bumrah.
This player's fate is open
Sandeep Warrier was added by the Mumbai Indians team in the 16th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as a replacement for Indian star pacer Bumrah. Sandeep Warrier, 31, has also played for India. Although he has played only one T20 International match in his career. He was part of Team India in the T20 match played against Sri Lanka in the year 2021.
Be a part of IPL before
Born in Kerala, Sandeep Warrier is a right-arm medium pacer. He has played 66 first-class and 68 T20 matches so far. He has taken 217 wickets in first-class cricket at an economy rate of 2.83. At the same time, in overall T20 cricket, he has taken 62 wickets at an economy rate of 5.38. He was also a part of Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore earlier and played a total of 5 IPL matches. Sandeep Warrier was included in the team for Rs 50 lakh.
The Mumbai campaign will start on 2nd April
The Mumbai team will start its campaign in the 16th season of the league on April 2, when it will face a tough challenge from Royal Challengers Bangalore. This match will be played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Rohit's captaincy team will play their first match against Chennai Super Kings on 8th April at Wankhede Stadium.
