Mumbai Indians team has got a significant setback before the start of the season. The budding South African cricketer Gerald Coetzee bought by Mumbai Indians for INR 5 crore.
According to a reliable source, the star bowler has been ruled out of the first match due to an injury. The bowler is currently under the scrutiny of the Mumbai Indians medical team and the final decision regarding his participation in the further games will be given after his fitness clearance.
The source also confirmed that in place of Coetzee, Dilshan Madhushanka or Akash Madhwal will be filling the space in the playing XI.
Mumbai Indians have already been in limelight due to their captaincy aspect. Rohit Sharma who led Mumbai Indians for five titles, has been removed from the captaincy and in place of him Hardik Pandya has been appointed as the new skipper of the franchise.
The Indians will start their campaign on March 24 against Gujarat Titans at Narendra Modi Stadium.
Mumbai Indians Squad IPL 2024:
Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Dewald Brevis, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (Traded from GT), Tim David, Arjun Tendulkar, Kumar Kartikeya, Jason Behrendorff, Akash Madhwal, Vishnu Vinod, Romario Shepherd, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Piyush Chawla, Gerald Coetzee, Dilshan Madhushanka, Shreyas Gopal, Nuwan Thushara, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Mohammad Nabi
