IPL 2018: Mitchell McClenaghan Replaces Jason Behrendorff In Mumbai Indians
Published - 19 Mar 2018, 02:08 PM | Updated - 22 Aug 2024, 11:53 PM
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Mitchel McClenaghan has replaced Jason Behrendorff in Mumbai Indians squad.
The latter is suffering from a back problem as has been replaced by New Zealand pacer.
This was to be Behrendorff’s maiden IPL stint.
He grabbed headlines when he scalped four wickets in a T20I game against India last year.
He seemed to be a hot property coming into the auction but was a nominal purchase as Mumbai Indians bought him for Rs 1.50 Crore.
Behrendroff, anyway, would have missed the few games in April due to personal reasons.
McClenaghan, who surprisingly went unsold in IPL, is making his comeback for Mumbai Indians.
He let go his central contract to play in the T20 leagues around the world and him going unsold in the auction was the biggest surprise.
He was on top of the list of replacement players in case any player got injured.
Eventually, he has become the first player to come in a replacement.
He has played 40 IPL games in which he has scalped 54 wickets.
Last year, McCleneghan pouched 19 wickets in 14 games.
Mumbai Indians are going in the tournament as defending champions, and the Kiwi pacer will have a great role to play,
He is expected to play a major part of the league for Mumbai Indians.
The defending champions will play Chennai Super Kings in the IPL opener on April 7 at their home.
Before the start of the league, an opening ceremony will also take place at Wankhede stadium.
The home base of Mumbai Indians will also host the first Qualifier and the final of the T20 tournament.
Mumbai Indians squad: Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Krunal Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Kieron Pollard, Pat Cummins, Evin Lewis, Suryakumar Yadav, Ben Cutting, Mustafizur Rahman, Rahul Chahar, Pradeep Sangwan, Mitchell McClenaghan, Jean-Paul Duminy, Saurabh Tiwary, Tajinder Dhillon, Akila Dhananjaya, Nidheesh M D Dinesan, Aditya Tare, Siddhesh Dinesh Lad, Mayank Markande, Sharad Lumba, Anukul Roy, Mohsin Khan
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