IPL 2022: Mumbai Indians Signed Kartikeya Singh as a Replacement Player for Arshad Khan

Kumar Kartikeya Singh
Kumar Kartikeya Singh

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.

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