The five times IPL trophy winner Mumbai Indians have signed slow left-arm bowler Kumar Kartikeya Singh as a replacement player for Md. Arshad Khan.
Kartikeya Singh joins MI as a replacement for Arshad
Mumbai Indians have signed Uttar Pradesh-born Kumar Kartikeya Singh as a replacement for Md. Arshad Khan who has sustained an injury and has been ruled out for the rest of the Tata IPL.
Kumar Kartikeya Singh has been with the Mumbai Indians as part of the support team and has now signed on to join the squad for the 2022 season.
Wishing our all-rounder Mohd. Arshad Khan a speedy recovery.💪
Come back stronger, Arshad bhai 🙌💙#OneFamily #DilKholKe #MumbaiIndians pic.twitter.com/u8zdpZG3Pz
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 28, 2022
Check: IPL 2022 Full Replacement Players List
Who is Kumar Kartikeya Singh?
Kumar Kartikeya is a slow left-arm bowler and has represented Madhya Pradesh across all three formats of the game since making his debut in 2018.
Kumar Kartikeya Singh’s Debut
| Format | Match |
| FC Matches | Kerala vs M. Pradesh at Thumba – November 28 – December 01, 2018 |
| List A Matches | M. Pradesh vs Saurashtra at Delhi – September 26, 2018 |
| T20 Matches | M. Pradesh vs Sikkim at Indore – March 02, 2019 |
Kumar Kartikeya has been impressive in the nets and his learning trajectory on improving and fine-tuning his bowling skills have earned him the call up to the main squad.
Mumbai Indians will take on the Rajasthan Royals on April 30 at the DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai.
Kumar Kartikeya Singh’s Batting Stats
| Format | Mat | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
| FC | 9 | 80 | 19* | 7.27 | 31.49 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| List A | 19 | 75 | 21 | 8.33 | 55.14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| T20 | 8 | 4 | 4* | 4 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kumar Kartikeya Singh’s Bowling Stats
| Format | Mat | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
| FC | 9 | 35 | 6/28 | 9/86 | 20.42 | 2.58 | 47.4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| List A | 19 | 18 | 3/28 | 3/28 | 36.11 | 4.08 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 8 | 9 | 3/10 | 3/10 | 16.11 | 5.37 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
