IPL 2023: Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah replacement announced

Rishabh Pant and Jasprit Bumrah, two of their most prominent players, have been replaced by the Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians, respectively. Abhishek Porel has taken Pant’s place in Delhi, and Sandeep Warrier has taken Bumrah’s place in the Mumbai Indians squad for the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL). Although the two players’ fates had been known for some time, MI and DC took their time evaluating potential replacements for the player before announcing the newcomers on the opening day of the IPL 2023 season.

Due to the injuries he sustained in his car accident on December 30 last year, Rishabh Pant will miss the entire season. In contrast, Jasprit Bumrah has been absent for a considerable amount of time

He didn’t play as well in the T20 World Cup and Asia Cup last year.

“Porel, who is a wicketkeeper-batter, has played 16 First-Class matches in addition to 3 List A and as many T20s for Bengal. Sandeep Warrier, who has played for India, has thus far played 68 T20s and scalped 62 wickets. He was previously a part of the Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore, having played 5 IPL games. While Porel joins DC for INR 20 Lakh, MI have brought Sandeep Warrier on board for INR 50 Lakh.”

In a statement, the IPL said.

On April 2, the Mumbai Indians will play an away game against RCB at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.

Bumrah, 29, had surgery on his back earlier this year in New Zealand, which kept him out of the entire IPL and the World Test Championship (WTC) against Australia in June.

The right-arm pacer, on the other hand, wants to play again in India’s 50-over World Cup in October and November later this year.

Bumrah was also seen chatting with England speedster Jofra Archer while he was at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday to watch the Women’s Premier League final with his MI teammates.