Mumbai Indians have signed Punjab player Krish Bhagat as a replacement for Atharva Ankolekar for remainder of IPL 2026.
Ankolekar has been ruled out of the tournament due to a knee injury. He was part of India’s U19 World Cup team in 2020 and was also the Player of the Match in the U19 Asia Cup 2019 final against Bangladesh. He was picked in the IPL 2026 auction at his base price of INR 30 lakhs.
Krish Bhagat, who is 21 years old, has played seven first class matches and taken seven wickets. He has also played nine List A matches for Punjab, where he has picked up nine wickets. He is a right arm medium pacer and has also scored a half century in List A cricket. He will join MI for INR 30 lakhs.
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Mumbai Indians have always been known for finding good uncapped players. Last season as well, they had Vignesh Puthur and Ashwani Kumar, who made their IPL debuts and did a decent job. Out of them, Ashwani was also retained for this season.
They also give chances to young players, and who knows, Krish Bhagat, who was with them as a net bowler this season, might get a chance to make his debut now after joining the squad.
Mumbai Indians have played four matches so far in IPL 2026. They have won only one match and lost three matches in a row.
Their next match is against Punjab Kings at the Wankhede Stadium today, April 16.
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