Fast bowler Akash Madhwal has joined the Mumbai Indians (MI) squad as a replacement for the injured batter Surya Kumar Yadav.
A statement from the Indian Premier League (IPL) Media Advisory read, "Mumbai Indians (MI) have signed Akash Madhwal as a replacement for batter Suryakumar Yadav who was ruled out of the TATA IPL 2022 owing to a left forearm muscle injury."
A week back, Yadav was ruled out of the tournament due to a left forearm muscle injury sustained during MI's fixture against Gujarat Titans (GT).
The right-arm fast bowler has featured for the Uttarakhand state team across all three formats of the game. In 6 First-class games, he has eight wickets, 14 wickets in 11 List-A, and 15 wickets in 15 T20 appearances. The fast bowler's best figures of 3/16 in T20s came against Baroda in the 2020-21 edition of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT).
Ahead of the 2022 season, Madhwal was selected in the MI pre-season camp, serving as a net bowler. After displaying his ability over the last two months, he finally earnt the opportunity to be named in the Paltans’ squad.
In the last edition, the 28-year-old pacer was the only player from Uttarakhand to be part of the tournament when he served as a net bowler for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
The team management of the Mumbai Indians team has been providing opportunities to youngsters to test their bench strength. In this regard, Madhwal can also make an IPL debut in the team's remaining two league matches.