Cricket | MI pick McClenaghan as injured Behrendoff's replacement

Jason Behrendorff, who was set to play in the Indian Premier League for the first time in his career, has been ruled out of the eleventh edition of the tournament, it was confirmed on Monday (March 19). Mumbai Indians have picked Mitchell McClenaghan as the replacement for a base price of INR 1 crore.

Behrendorff, who was bought for the price of INR 1.5 crore, picked up a back problem and hence won't be able to feature in the tournament.

McClenaghan had gone unsold in the auction this year but has played for the franchise in the previous editions. In the 40 IPL matches he has played so far, McClenaghan has picked up 54 wickets at a strike rate of 17.15. In the last edition, he picked up 19 wickets at a strike rate of 17.05 but gave away runs at 9.38 runs per over.

Defending champions Mumbai Indian start their campaign against Chennai Super Kings in the tournament opener on April 7 at the Wankhede Stadium.

(CRICBUZZ)