Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman made his IPL debut in 2018.
Mujeeb will join Mumbai Indians for a fee of INR 2 crores. His inclusion comes after Ghazanfar sustained a back injury that will keep him out for at least four months, ruling him out of both the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 and IPL 2025.
The Afghan spinner has played 19 matches in the IPL to date, with his last appearance in the tournament being in 2021 for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). Prior to that, he spent three seasons with Punjab Kings (PBKS), where he established himself as a promising young talent.
Mumbai Indians have signed Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman as a replacement for the injured Allah Ghazanfar.
Mumbai Indians have signed Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman as a replacement for the injured Allah Ghazanfar for IPL 2025. The franchise made the announcement on the social media platform X, expressing their support for Ghazanfar and wishing him a swift recovery.
The post read, “Mujeeb Ur Rahman, the Afghan off-spinner, has been signed by Mumbai Indians as a replacement for Allah Ghazanfar, who has been ruled out of IPL 2025 due to injury.”
“Mujeeb has played over 300 T20 matches, taking nearly 330 wickets with an economy rate of around 6.5. Mumbai Indians wish Ghazanfar a speedy recovery and extend a warm welcome to Mujeeb into the #OneFamily.”
Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman has claimed 63 wickets in 49 T20Is for Afghanistan, maintaining an impressive economy rate of just 6.33 and an average of 18.11. He has also represented Afghanistan in various ICC tournaments, including the 50-over and T20 World Cups.
The BCCI has yet to announce the schedule for IPL 2025.
Mumbai Indians Updated Squad for IPL 2025:
Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma, Trent Boult, Naman Dhir, Robin Minz, Karn Sharma, Ryan Rickelton, Deepak Chahar, Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman, Will Jacks, Ashwani Kumar, Mitchell Santner, Reece Topley, Krishnan Shrijith, Raj Angad Bawa, Satyanarayana Raju, Bevon Jacob, Arjun Tendulkar, Lizaad Williams, Vignesh Puthur.