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IPL 2025: Mumbai Indians Replace Injured AM Ghazanfar With Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman - Check Full Details

Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman, a right-a༒rm off-spinner, has played 19 IPL matches and has 1🤪9 IPL wickets against his name

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Mumbai Indians (MI) have replaced the injured AM Ghazanfar with his compatriot, Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. (More Cricket News)

Allah Ghazanfar🌄 was ruled out of the 2025 season due to an injury. His countryman Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman, who is a right-arm off-spinneꦏr, is a renowned name in franchise cricket.

AM Ghazanfar was also ruled out of the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy for Afghanistan.

“Afghanistan’s young spin-bowling sensation, AM Ghazanfar, has been ruled out of the ICC Cꦰhampions Trophy due to a fracture in the L4 vertebra, specifically in the left pars interarticu꧋laris,” the ACB had said in a statement.

The 18-year-old spinner is said to ꦕhave sustained the injury during Afghanistan’s tour of Zimbabwe.

Mumbai Indians had acquired AM Ghazanfar's services for Rs 4.80 crore, at the IPL 2025 Auction but now it seems his in𒐪jury will keep him sidelined for a minimum of four mon𝓀ths.

His replacement Mujeeb has played 19 IPL matches and taken 19 wicket🐽s against his name. The Afghan spinner joins MI for INR 2 Crore.

Speaking of the IPL, the 2025 edition will get underway on March 22 at the Eden Gardens with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) welcoming Rajat Patidar-led Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB).

The BCCI is yet to release the scheduဣle but it is expected that the governing body will announce the full list of venues and matches soon.

(With PTI inputs)

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