Mumbai Indians have roped in Uttarakhand pacer Akash Madhwal as a replacement for batter Suryakumar Yadav, who was ruled out of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2022) owing to a left forearm muscle injury.
Suryakumar Yadav was in a nice knick, though he missed the first couple of matches due to a thumb fracture. He made 303 runs in eight games at an average and strike rate of 43.29 and 145.67 respectively, before the forearm injury ended his IPL 2022 early.
Madhwal is a 28-year-old medium-pacer, who has played 15 T20s and taken 15 wickets at an average of 26.60. He will join MI at the price of INR 20 Lakh.
"Madhwal has been with the MI as part of the support team. He was chosen at the MI preseason camp to join the support team and has over the months demonstrated his ability with the ball, earning him the opportunity to join the season squad," a press release stated.
MI have two matches remaining to play but has been eliminated from playoffs already after they lost 8 of their first matches in IPL 2022. They face Sunrisers Hyderabad (17 May) and Delhi Capitals (21 May) in the final week of the league phase.
(PTI inputs)
