Ashwani Kumar Becomes MI’s 13th Player In IPL 2025 Match vs GT. Reason For Bizarre Decision Is…

The Mumbai Indians were forced on Tuesday to bring the Ashwani Kumar pace as a concussion substitute for Corbin Bosch after the South African versatile was struck on his helmet in the final of the first rounds of match 56 of the Indian Premier League at Wankhede Stadium. It made Ashwani the 13th player to use by Mi in their game XI. Before Ashwani, Karn Sharma came as an impact substitute for Rohit Sharma.

Bosch, who made 27 on 22 lace boundaries of four and two, was struck on his helmet while trying a blow on a pointed bumper on the deactivation of Prasidh Krishna. He underwent physio treatment in the middle before getting rid of the next ball.

In the crucial match against the Gujarat titans, the Mumbai Indians suffered a collapse, losing four counters for 26 points after Will Jacks (53) and Suryakumar Yadav (35) added 71 points for the third window. Once Surya was dismissed, followed by Jacks, Mumbai collapsed at 123/7 in the 17th row when Naman Dhir came out for seven.

With the five -time champion of the IPL confronted with the threat of not reaching 150, Bosch caught fire in the 20th row when he hammered the six against the six of Prasidh Krishna.

But on the third ball, Bosch was struck on his helmet and showed signs of concussion during the break in the middle of the case. The Mumbai Indians have decided to follow the concussion protocols and brought Ashwani Kumar to similar replacement.