Jonny Bairstow Set To Replace Will Jacks At Mumbai Indians: Report

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Last Updated:May 15, 2025, 21:14 IST

Will Jacks volition not beryllium disposable for IPL 2025 playoffs owed to planetary duties. He was named successful England's ODI squad connected Tuesday for the location bid against the West Indies.

Jonny Bairstow to regenerate Will Jacks successful MI's IPL 2025 squad. (Picture Credit: AFP, Sportzpics)

England wicketkeeper-batter Jonny Bairstow, who has played successful the IPL for Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings successful the past, is each acceptable to regenerate countryman Will Jacks astatine Mumbai Indians for the past signifier of IPL 2025. According to a study successful ESPN Cricinfo connected Thursday (May 15), the 35-year-old right-handed top-order wicketkeeper-batter from Yorkshire is “in precocious talks to motion with Mumbai Indians arsenic a impermanent replacement for Will Jacks if they suffice for the IPL play-offs."

Jacks, who was signed for Rs 5.25 crore by MI successful the mega auction past year, has returned to India but is each acceptable to beryllium unavailable for the playoffs owed to planetary duties. The right-handed batter who besides bowls disconnected rotation and has played 11 retired of 12 IPL matches for MI this play was named successful England’s ODI squad for the upcoming location bid against the West Indies connected Tuesday (May 13).

According to the report, “Bairstow is successful enactment to regenerate him (Jacks) for the knockout stages, taxable to a No-Objection Certificate."

Bairstow’s IPL record

In the IPL, Bairstow has played a full of 50 matches and, with the assistance of 2 centuries and 9 fifties, has managed to people 1589 runs. If signed by MI successful the coming days, Bairstow tin beryllium seen successful enactment arsenic an opener oregon arsenic a No. 3 batter. His summation to the squad volition assistance MI to regenerate Ryan Rickleton successful the playing XI.

Rickelton, similar Bairstow, is simply a top-order wicketkeeper-batter. He was named successful South Africa’s WTC 2025 last squad connected Tuesday and is acceptable to beryllium unavailable for the IPL 2025 playoffs on with countryman Corbin Bosch. MI whitethorn not miss Bosch owed to the beingness of Mitchell Santner and Reece Topley successful the squad, but Rickelton volition surely beryllium a large miss. The left-handed batter has played 12 matches for the IPL this twelvemonth and is MI’s 2nd starring tally getter.

MI’s upcoming matches

Mumbai Indians volition look Delhi Capitals successful their 13th league lucifer connected May 21 astatine Wankhede Stadium successful Mumbai and past question to Jaipur to instrumentality connected Punjab Kings astatine Sawai Mansingh Stadium successful Jaipur. As of now, MI person 14 points from 12 matches, and Hardik Pandya’s men are precise overmuch live successful the IPL 2025 playoffs race.

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