New Delhi, May 1 (PTI) Five-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians on Thursday roped in leg-spinner Raghu Sharma as a replacement for injured Vignesh Puthur for the rest of the continuing IPL season.
Kerala left-arm spinner Puthur has been dominated out because of bone stress reactions in each shins, the franchise said.
The 31-year-old Sharma, who was a part of the MI’s help bowling unit, now joins the primary squad.
A right-arm leg-break bowler, Sharma has represented Punjab and Puducherry in home cricket.
In 11 first-class matches, he has taken 57 wickets at a median of 19.59, together with greatest figures of seven/56. He has additionally claimed 14 wickets in 9 List A video games, and three wickets in 3 T20s.
Puthur, who impressed with six wickets in his maiden IPL season, together with three on debut towards Chennai Super Kings, will stay with the crew to proceed his restoration and rehabilitation underneath the steering of Mumbai Indians’ medical and energy & conditioning employees.
Published – May 01, 2025 01:23 pm IST
