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Why Is Mujeeb Ur Rahman Not Playing For MI Against KKR In IPL 2025 Match 12?

Abhinav Tyagi

Mujeeb Ur Rahman - (Source : @Johns/X.com)Mujeeb Ur Rahman - (Source : @Johns/X.com)

On Monday, March 31, Mumbai Indians locked horns against Kolkata Knight Riders in match 12 of IPL 2025 at the Wankhede Stadium. Hardik Pandya won the toss and asked KKR to bat first. 

Mumbai, who are winless in the tournament, made several changes to the playing XI and the most noticeable one was Mujeeb Ur Rahman's exclusion. Notably, the Afghan star was brought in by the Hardik Pandya-led side for MI's 2nd match against Gujarat Titans. Further, the five-time winners dropped the right-arm spinner after just one match, but why?

Why Did MI Drop Mujeeb Ur Rahman For KKR Match? 

It is worth noting that there were two-factors that led to Mujeeb's exclusion from the playing XI. Firstly, he had a poor start to the tournament as he picked up just a solitary wicket against Gujarat Titans. Mujeeb registered the figures of 1/28 in just 2 overs and had an economy of 14. 

Another reason that led to Mujeeb's exclusion was the addition of extra-seamer in the team because of Wankhede Stadium. Notably, Wankhede isn't known for helping spinners, which is why MI went ahead with Ashwini Kumar, who will be making his IPL debut. Further, Vignesh Puthur is playing the match as sole pure spinner.

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