While the fate of the two players was known for some time, both MI and DC took their time in evaluating capable replacements for the players and announced the names of the newcomers on the first day of the IPL 2023 season.
Pant will miss the entire season due to injuries sustained in a car accident on December 30, last year. Meanwhile, Bumrah has been on the sidelines for quite some time. He did not play in the Asia Cup or the T20 World Cup last year.
Porel, a wicketkeeper-batter, has played 16 First-Class matches in addition to 3 List A and as many T20s for Bengal, the IPL said in a statement. Sandeep Warrier, who has represented India, has played 68 T20s and taken 62 wickets. He previously played 5 IPL games for the Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore.
While Porel joins DC for INR 20 lakh, MI has signed on Sandeep Warrier for INR 50 lakh. On April 2, the Mumbai Indians will play an away game against RCB at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.
Bumrah, 29, underwent back surgery in New Zealand earlier this year, ruling him out of the entire IPL as well as the World Test Championship (WTC) against Australia in June.source: my cricket productionThe right-arm pacer, on the other hand, hopes to return in the 50-over World Cup, which India will host later this year in October-November.
Bumrah was seen chatting with England pace sensation Jofra Archer while watching the Women’s Premier League final with his MI teammates at Mumbai’s Brabourne Stadium last Sunday.
