IPL 2019: Five players who can replace Lasith Malinga for Mumbai Indians

#4 Jyhe Richardson

Jhye Richardson

The Australian pacer has enjoyed a fabulous success in cricket over the past few months. Jhye Richardson recently had 14 wickets in the 6 matches that he played against India at home and while touring He was a big thorn in Virat Kohli's flesh. He got him out 4 times in those 6 matches and prevented him from scoring big runs.

Unfortunately for him, those performances came after the auctions were over where he got unsold. He had a base price of ₹50 lakh, but these astonishing performances came in 2019, almost 15 days after the auction.

With Malinga set to miss matches, it might not be a surprise if MI bring him in as a replacement. He is a reliable bowler in the powerplay as well as death overs. He can constantly trouble the batsmen with his variations, most notably the back of the hand slower ones, the weapon that he used against India.