Mumbai Indians snap up Romario Shepherd in trade deal

The 28-year-old West Indian all-rounder Romario Shepherd will now represent the five-time IPL winners, Mumbai Indians, after a successful trade from Lucknow Super Giants in the off-season. Shepherd has only played four IPL games thus far in his career, with his last one coming in 2023 for LSG. 

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We have acquired the services of West Indian All Rounder ℝ𝕠𝕞𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕠 𝕊𝕙𝕖𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕕 following a successful trade with LSG.#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #MumbaiMeriJaan #IPL pic.twitter.com/6jEDhQt8lp

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) November 3, 2023

Shepherd has the reputation of being a hard-hitting all-rounder, with the ability to hit the bowl the real tough overs in T20 cricket. He was also one of the influential figures in Jo’burg Super Kings’ run to the semi-final. The all-rounder has a batting strike-rate of over 150 and 109 wickets at an average of 23 in 99 games.

After representing Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2022 edition and Lucknow in the 2023 edition, Mumbai will be Shepherd’s third IPL franchise.

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