Afghanistan’s off-spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman has been signed by Mumbai Indians (MI) for IPL 2025, replacement of AM Ghazanfar. Ghazanfar, ruled out from the upcoming Champions Trophy and IPL too. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) confirmed that Ghazanfar suffered a fracture in his lower back during last month’s tour of Zimbabwe. The young spinner, secured his first IPL contract after an impressive start in his ODI career. Mujeeb has taken 275 wickets at an average of 23.67 and an economy rate of 6.75

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Recently, he played for Paarl Royals in SA20, he is the team’s highest wicket-taker with 14 wickets in 12 matches. Paarl Royals qualified for Qualifier 2 but lost the game with Sunrisers Eastern Cape.

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Mujeeb Ur Rahman, the Afghan off spinner has been signed by Mumbai Indians as a replacement for Allah Ghazanfar who has been ruled out of IPL 2025 due to an injury.

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Mujeeb Ur Rahman missed several matches last year due to a hand injury. He made his comeback in the Abu Dhabi T10, played in Afghanistan’s T20I series against Zimbabwe, and then took part in the SA20 league. However, he wasn’t picked for Afghanistan’s Champions Trophy squad, as the team’s chief selector, Ahmad Suliman Khil, explained that doctors advised him to focus on T20 cricket until he fully recovers before playing ODIs again. After going unsold in the IPL 2025 auction, Mujeeb signed for (INR 2 crore) with Mumbai Indians.