Indian left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha, who was previously with the Deccan Chargers, has joined Mumbai Indians for the fifth season of the Indian Premier League, which starts on the 4th of April.
In the process, he became the sixth player to have swapped teams in the current trading window of the IPL. At the present time, he is touring Australia with the rest of the Indian cricket team and was not available for comment. Ojha has been a successful bowler in the IPL and it was thanks to his performances in this competition that he was picked for the national team, where he has performed extremely well so far. Pragyan Ojha was the proud owner of the Purple Cap in the IPL 2010 for being the highest wicket taker in the competition.
Owner of the Mumbai Indians franchise, Nita Ambani said that his addition to the already strong Mumbai Indians team would make them an even stronger unit overall and that she was extremely happy about her latest acquisition.
“With a spinner of Pragyan Ojha’s competence, we fortify our bowling department that has won us many matches in the past seasons. Pragyan Ojha is a player of great international repute, and we welcome him with much excitement.” said Nita Ambani, Team Owner Mumbai Indians.
Indeed from the spectators point of view, Pragyan’s addition to what is already a strong bowling attack with Lasith Malinga and Harbhajan Singh in the team can be seen as value addition, or, importantly, it could be a sign that the Mumbai Indians have been ruffled by Harbhajan “Turbanator” Singh’s lack of form with the ball. This can prove to be a very shrewd signing in the scheme of things.
E Venkat Reddy, chief of the Deccan Chargers, remarked that Ojha had a huge role in their IPL winning season in 2009 and wished him all the best for the future.
