Mumbai Indians Sign Bairstow, Gleeson & Asalanka as Replacements Ahead of Playoffs

Mumbai Indians sign Jonny Bairstow, Richard Gleeson, and Charith Asalanka ahead of the playoffs. Currently sitting in the fourth spot, they will face Delhi Capitals in a do-or-die match on Wednesday, 23 May 2025. A win from here will lead the winner in the playoffs, where a defeat will end the season for the teams.

Mumbai Indians (MI) have picked Jonny Bairstow, Richard Gleeson and Charith Asalanka as replacements for Will Jacks, Ryan Rickelton and Corbin Bosch, who are all set to leave for national duties after MI’s last league game.

Jack’s will be replaced by English wicketkeeper-batter Jonny Bairstow, who will join at a price of INR 5.25 crore.

English pacer Richard Gleeson will be a replacement for Ryan Rickelton at a reserve price of INR 1 crore. Charith Asalanka will come in as a replacement for Corbin Bosch at a reserve price of INR 75 lakhs.

The replacement players will be available from the Playoffs stage onwards, should Mumbai Indians qualify.

Mumbai Indians Updated Squad 2025

Mumbai Indians have announced an updated squad for the remainder of the IPL 2025 season. The team will now feature key additions, including Jonny Bairstow, Richard Gleeson, and Charith Asalanka along with the others.

Suryakumar Yadav, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma, Bevon Jacobs, Richard Gleeson, Robin Minz, Krishnan Shrijith, Hardik Pandya, Naman Dhir, Raj Bawa, Jonny Bairstow, Mitchell Santner, Jasprit Bumrah, Arjun Tendulkar, Ashwani Kumar, Reece Topley, Karn Sharma, Trent Boult, Deepak Chahar, Satyanarayana Raju, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Charith Asalanka, Raghu Sharma