IPL 2023: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Trade Star Australian Pacer to Mumbai Indians (MI) Ahead of Mini-Auction
IPL 2023: Mumbai Indians acquired the services of Jason Behrendorff for ₹ 75 lakhs.
In a recent development, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have traded star Australian pacer Jason Behrendorff to Mumbai Indians for INR 75 Lakhs ahead of the IPL 2023 mini-auction.
Behrendorff was part of Mumbai Indians set up for the 2018 and 2019 seasons while in 2021, he represented Chennai Super Kings before moving to Royal Challengers Bangalore for the 2022 edition of the cash-rich league.
“Australian fast bowler Jason Behrendorff has been traded from Royal Challengers Bangalore to Mumbai Indians for the forthcoming TATA IPL Season 2023. He was acquired by RCB in the 2022 TATA IPL Auction for his base price of INR 75 lakh,” the IPL wrote in a release.
The left-arm pacer has played nine T20Is for Australia, where he picked seven wickets at an economy of 8.5 and an average of 26.71. He played five matches in IPL in the 2019 season, picking five wickets at an economy of 8.68.
He didn’t get a game in the 2022 edition of the lucrative league and will now represent Mumbai Indians in the 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League.
Earlier, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) asked all ten franchises to submit the list of their retained and released players by November 15. The mini-auction for IPL 2023 is set to take place in Kochi on December 23.
