IPL: Unmukt Chand and Vinay Kumar sign for Mumbai Indians, Michael Hussey released

Unmukt Chand will play for Mumbai Indians next season

A BCCI release has revealed that young opening batsman Unmukt Chand and medium-pacer R Vinay Kumar have both been transferred to Mumbai Indians for the upcoming 2015 IPL season.

Fan Alert - @UnmuktChand9, @Vinay_Kumar_R join @mipaltan #PepsiIPL

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) November 4, 2014

Chand was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the auction that was held earlier this year for Rs. 65 lakhs but wasn’t a regular feature in their starting XI. On the other hand, Vinay Kumar was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and his most memorable moment came in the group stage match in the UAE versus Royal Challengers Bangalore, where he bowled the last over to help KKR win a close encounter.

Michael Hussey and Praveen Kumar released

The 2013 IPL champions have released Michael Hussey and Praveen Kumar from their squad. Hussey and Praveen were both in-and-out of the Indians’ line-up during their IPL and Champions League T20 campaigns.

The first transfer window was opened last month on 6 October 2014 and will be closed on 12 December 2014.

The IPL Governing Council also released the dates of the tournament for the 2016 and 2017 season respectively. The 2016 edition will begin on 8 April 2016 and end on 29 May 2016, while in 2017, the IPL will be held between 5 April 2017 and 21 May 2017.