There are only a few days left for the start of IPL 2024, but before the start of the tournament, the Mumbai Indians team has suffered a major setback. MI fast bowler Jason Behrendorff is out due to injury and will not be able to play this season.

MI has now announced Jason’s replacement. Mumbai fast bowler of England luke wood Has been included in the team at a price of Rs 50 lakh. The left-arm fast bowler has played five T20Is and two ODIs for England. Wood has taken 8 wickets in his T20I career, while he has taken no wickets in ODIs.

28-year-old Wood has a lot of experience in the T20 format. He has played 140 matches in this shorter format and has taken 147 wickets at an average of 25.87. His economy rate is 8.45. The economy is not very good, but he bowls difficult overs, which can be beneficial for Mumbai.

luke wood Babar was part of Azam-led Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League. Peshawar Zalmi was eliminated from the tournament after losing to Islamabad United in Eliminator-2. During this period, Wood took 12 wickets in 11 matches at an average of 29.08.

Talking about Jason Behrendorff, Mumbai Indians had signed him in 2023. Where he played 12 matches and took 14 wickets. But now before the start of the upcoming season, he has got injured and due to this he will not be able to play this season.

Mumbai Indians team for IPL 2024

Hardik Pandya (captain), Rohit Sharma, Dewald Brewis, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Verma, Tim David, Vishnu Vinod, Arjun Tendulkar, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Karthikeya, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Jason Behrendorff. , Romario Shepherd, Gerald Coetzee, Dilshan Madushanka, Shreyas Gopal, Nuwan Thushara, Namandhir Singh, Anshul Kamboj, Mohammad Nabi, Shivalik Sharma