Mumbai Indians have made a major change in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 by including 21-year-old Punjab all-rounder Krish Bhagat in their team. Bhagat has been included in the team as a replacement for Atharva Ankolekar. Ankolekar is out of IPL due to some unknown injury due to which Mumbai was forced to take this decision.
Mumbai-based left-arm spin all-rounder Ankolekar has represented India at the Under-19 level. In this year’s auction, Mumbai Indians bought him at a base price of Rs 30 lakh but due to injury he did not get a chance to play a single match and now his IPL campaign has also ended without playing.
Meanwhile, right-handed batsman and right-arm fast bowler Bhagat has played seven first-class and nine List-A matches for Punjab. Bhagat will join the MI team at a base price of Rs 30 lakh. However, it will be interesting to see whether Mumbai Indians gives Bhagat a chance in the playing eleven in the upcoming matches because we have seen a pattern that after a long time, teams play young players in a few matches and it will be interesting to see what happens with Bhagat.
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