IPL is the most watched league in the world. Many star cricketers have made their career by playing here. Mumbai Indians have won maximum 5 IPL titles under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. But the last season has been nothing short of a nightmare for Mumbai. Where the Mumbai team could win only four matches and finished last in the points table. Now even before the start of IPL 2023, Mumbai Indians have got a big blow. One of their star fast bowlers may be ruled out of the entire IPL due to injury.
This Player May be Out of the Entire IPL Season
According to ESPNcricinfo, Australian fast bowler Jhye Richardson may be out of IPL 2023 due to hamstring injury. If he is unable to play in IPL 2023, then it can prove to be a big blow for Mumbai Indians, because Mumbai Indians are already struggling with the problem of injured players. There have also been reports of Jasprit Bumrah and Jofra Archer being ruled out of the IPL.
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Australian fast bowler Jhye Richardson was bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 1.5 crore. Punjab Kings had also bid to buy him, but the Mumbai team joined him by paying a hefty amount. Richardson bowls brilliantly at the beginning of the innings and is a great master of T20 cricket. His speed is his biggest strength. He has played a total of 3 matches in IPL, in which he has taken 3 wickets and scored 15 runs.
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Australia Played all three Formats
Jhye Richardson has also been ruled out of the ODI series against India due to injury. He has played cricket in all three formats for Australia. He has taken 11 wickets in 3 Test matches, 27 wickets in 15 ODIs and 19 wickets in 18 T20 matches for Australia. And did brilliantly in the Big Bash League.
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Mumbai Indians Won the Most Titles
Mumbai Indians have the record of winning the most titles in IPL, but in IPL 2022, the Mumbai Indians team could not perform as per their name. They has fast bowlers like Jasprit Bumrah, Joffra Archer and Jason Behrendorff. At the same time, the team has batsmen like Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Devald Brewis and Rohit Sharma. Mumbai Indians will play their first match in IPL 2023 against RCB on 2nd April.