Delhi: Former Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma has described a young player of the team as the most thrilling cricketer of this season. In an interview given to Mumbai Indians, Rohit revealed that Bewon Jacobs is the most ‘Exciting Youngster’ of the team this year.

Let us know that Bewon Jacobs is a New Zealand domestic cricketer and he has not played any international matches so far. However, with his brilliant performance, he has made a special identity in the cricket world. He has so far scored 476 runs in 5 first class matches, including a century and three half -centuries. At the same time, his performance in T20 cricket has also been impressive. Jacobs has scored 423 runs in 20 T20 matches, including two half -centuries. His strike rate in this format has been 148.42.

Mumbai Indians bought Bewon Jacobs for Rs 30 lakh in mega auction. His brilliant performance in New Zealand’s domestic T20 tournament Super Smash caught the attention of the selectors.

Who are Bewon Jacobs?

The cricket journey of Bewon Jacobs has been quite interesting. He was born in Pretoria, South Africa, but at the age of three, his family moved to New Zealand. He started his cricket career from Auckland, from where he later moved to Cantorbury. Before the domestic season of 2024–25, he returned to Auckland and attracted the attention of the selectors with his explosive batting.

This aggressive middle-order batsman showed a great game in the 2023-24 Super Smash tournament. He scored 134 runs in 6 innings at a strike rate of 188.73. In his debut match, against Auckland, he hit 42 runs off 20 balls and blown away experienced bowlers like Jimmy Neesham.

Seeing his aggressive batting and the ability to finish the match, Mumbai Indians have included him in the team. However, Rohit Sharma is not the captain of the team this season. Hardik Pandya is now captaining Mumbai Indians in his place. Now the thing to see will be when Jacobs debut in the IPL.

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