Entry in MI (Photo: Instagram)

A new player has entered the Mumbai Indians team. The name of this new player is Krish Bhagat. 21-year-old Krish Bhagat will replace Atharva Ankolekar in Mumbai Indians, who has to be ruled out of IPL 2026 due to injury. Apart from being a right-arm fast bowler, Krish Bhagat can also bat lightly and plays for Punjab in domestic cricket. Krish Bhagat has been bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 30 lakh.

Photo with Virat Kohli in RCB jersey

Mumbai Indians is his first team in IPL. However, before joining Mumbai Indians as the replacement for Atharva Ankolekar, his photo with Virat Kohli in RCB jersey has also surfaced.

Krish Bhagat has not played T20 till date

Talking about Krish Bhagat's cricket career, this 21 year old player has not yet stepped on the T20 pitch.

When compared to Atharva Ankolekar, Krish Bhagat appears to be less than him in terms of experience. Atharva Ankolekar had experience of 25 T20 matches. It is a different matter that he was also waiting for his debut in IPL. It is not clear due to which injury Atharva Ankolekar is out.

Krish was associated with MI as a net bowler.

Krish Bhagat can play an important role in lower order batting. This 21-year-old Punjab player was associated with Mumbai Indians as a net bowler before replacing Atharva Ankolekar. Krish Bhagat had also given trials to Mumbai Indians in the last two seasons.

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