Mustafiz goes to Mumbai for Rs 22m

Sports Desk: Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman has been transferred to the Mumbai Indians for Rs 22 million.

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has also been transferred.

The Delhi Daredevils had also been looking to sign Mustafizur and had even made the opening bid, but eventually lost out to Mumbai.

Mustafizur was first signed to the IPL in 2016 by the Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 14 million and played there for two seasons and played a significant role in the team’s IPL win that year.

Shakib Al Hasan was transferred to the Sunrisers for Rs 20 million.

Bangladeshi cricketer Mohammad Ashraful had previously played a stint with the Indians.

Mumbai currently has Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard and Rohit Sharma on its roster.

risingbd/Dhaka/January 27, 2018/A K Azad