Mumbai Indians Eye Sri Lanka's ODI Captain As A Replacement Player For IPL 2025: Report

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Last Updated:May 15, 2025, 19:46 IST

Asalanka has played 137 T20 matches truthful far, successful which, with the assistance of 14 half-centuries, helium has scored 2767 runs and picked up 27 wickets.

Mumbai Indians oculus Sri Lanka's white-captain Charith Asalanka arsenic a replacement subordinate for IPL 2025 playoffs. (Picture Credit: AP)

Sri Lanka’s white-captain Charith Asalanka is 1 of the players Mumbai Indians are eyeing arsenic a replacement subordinate for the past signifier of IPL 2025. As things stand, 3 players – Will Jacks, Corbin Bosch and Ryan Rickelton – won’t diagnostic for MI should they beforehand to the playoffs starting May 29 owed to planetary commitments. While Jacks has been named successful England’s ODI squad for a three-match bid astatine location against the West Indies, Bosch and Rickelton are acceptable to instrumentality to South Africa arsenic portion of the team’s mentation for the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025 final.

According to Newswire, “Sri Lanka’s white-ball skipper Charith Asalanka has reportedly been approached by Mumbai Indians to articulation the squad for the remainder of the IPL 2025 season. While discussions are believed to beryllium ongoing, determination has been nary authoritative confirmation from either Asalanka oregon the Mumbai Indians truthful far."

Asalanka, who has played a full of 137 T20 matches truthful far, has ne'er featured successful the IPL before.

Bosch, Rickelton and Jacks are integral members of MI’s playing XI successful IPL 2025. While Rickelton has featured successful each the 12 matches played truthful acold by the franchise, Jacks has made 11 appearances for the Mumbai Indians, and Bosch has played the past 3 matches against LSG, Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans.

While Asalanka could beryllium a like-for-like replacement of Jacks, MI volition person to look for an capable replacement of Rickelton, who has proved his worthy successful this year’s IPL not conscionable arsenic an opening batter but besides arsenic a wicketkeeper.

MI to look DC connected May 21

With 14 points aft 12 matches played truthful far, the Mumbai Indians are 4th successful the points table. The Hardik Pandya-led squad is live successful the playoffs race, and the five-time champions volition suffice for the adjacent circular if they negociate to triumph their remaining 2 league matches. Mumbai Indians volition look Delhi Capitals successful their 13th league lucifer connected Wednesday (May 21) astatine Wankhede Stadium successful Mumbai, whereas the team’s past league lucifer is scheduled against Punjab Kings astatine Sawai Mansingh Stadium successful Jaipur connected May 26.

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