Delhi: The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 is going to resume from May 17 after a week break. This time the league was stopped for a short time due to many unexpected incidents, but now the fans are ready for thrill again.
Mumbai Indians’ big moves
Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians (Mi), taking a big decision, has made preparations to include England batsman Bairstow in the team. They will replace Will Jacks, who are now going to be part of the team with England’s West Indies tour and will leave the IPL in the middle.
Report revealed
According to ESPN Cricinfo’s report, Mi has taken this decision after being out of Jacks. The report also reported that both Bairstow and fast bowler Richard Gleison are in the final stages of the conversation to join the team.
Johnny Bairstow will get a chance
Johnny Bairstow has also rocked the IPL before. He played for Punjab Kings (PBKS) in IPL 2024 and has also performed brilliantly from Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). Interestingly, he remained unusual in the November 2024 auction and since June 2024, he has not played any international match for England. Despite this, his record in IPL is quite strong.
Bairstow has scored an average of 34.54 in the IPL so far and a strike rate of 144.45. He has two centuries in his name, one of which came to Eden Gardens in 2024.
Bairstow has played for Mumbai before
It is also worth noting that Bairstow has been a part of the playing XI of Mumbai Indians. But due to the suspension of the IPL and the West Indies series of England, the schedule collided, which he was out of the team. Now once again they can play an important role for Mi.
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