Kiwis speedster Mitchell McClenaghan has replaced Australian pacer Jason Behrendorff in the Mumbai Indians' squad for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League. Jason Behrendorff was bought for Rs. 1.5 crore by the defending champions after a small battle between the Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab in the mega-auctions which took place in Bengaluru on January 27 and 28.
However, the 27-year-old is suffering from a back injury, which has ruled him out of the lucrative tournament. Mumbai Indian speedster McClenaghan, who went unsold in this year's auction, will now find himself back with the squad where he has achieved a lot of success.
He began his journey with the Indians' in 2015 and was their frontline bowler for three seasons in a row. He was an integral part of the squad which won the IPL title in 2015 and 2017. Despite giving away a lot of runs, his knack of picking up wickets at regular intervals is what made him an extremely dangerous bowler. He played a total of 40 matches for Mumbai, picking up 54 wickets in the process at an average of 24.61 and an economy rate of 8.61. After going unsold in the auction, McClenaghan took to Twitter to post a message thanking the Mumbai side and captain Rohit Sharma for the three years he spent with the team.