IPL history: 5 players who played for India in T20Is after impressing for Mumbai Indians

Hardik Pandya got his international breakthrough after playing well for Mumbai Indians.
Hardik Pandya got his international breakthrough after playing well for Mumbai Indians.

#4 Mayank Markande

Mayank Markande proved to be the main man for Mumbai Indians in the last edition of IPL.
Mayank Markande proved to be the main man for Mumbai Indians in the last edition of IPL.

IPL 2018 performance: 15 Wickets from 14 Matches

T20I Debut: 24 February 2019

Mumbai Indians surprised everyone during the player auction of the Indian Premier League 2018 as they bought the unknown leg-spinner Mayank Markande. The new face stunned the whole cricket universe as he picked 7 wickets in his first 2 IPL matches.

This created the fear in the minds of even the top class batsmen as he had even outwitted the legendary Mahendra Singh Dhoni with his mystery spin.

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His efforts didn’t go in vain as he earned his national call-up because of his mystery spin. He debuted during the India vs Australia series which took place in February 2019. Markande bowled a classic spell of 4 overs, giving away only 31 runs in a low-scoring match.

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