MI pacer Tymal Mills opines ahead of IPL 2022

England pacer Tymal Mills is looking forward to play with the most successful franchise of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Mumbai Indians in the upcoming season IPL 2022. The 29-year-old has arrived in Mumbai along with his family and will now undergo quarantine. Recognised as T20 specialist, the left-arm pacer has the ability to deceive the batters with several variations.

Mills, who is known for his back of the hand slower deliveries. will be look to be a perfect death bowling partner for pacer Jasprit Bumrah. The 29-year-old pacer was picked by the five-time champions forINR 1.5 crore in the IPL mega auction. With Jofra Archer missing out, Mills is expected to play all the games for his team.

Tymal Mills has represented England in 12 T20Is matches

The left-arm pacer has represented England in 12 T20Is and has taken 11 wickets at a strike rate of 22.73. Though Mills does not have much to show for at the international level, he has plenty of experience after playing several franchise-based cricket all around the world.

“Looking forward to meeting all my new teammates. Obviously a great franchise. Had the chance to spend a little bit of time with Bumrah during the World Cup. So looking forward to playing with him. I haven’t played at the Wankhede before. This is my first time back since 2017. I have been wanting to come back for a long time and I am happy to get an opportunity,” Mills said in a video posted by Mumbai Indians.

The pair Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah was one of the best duos when it came to bowl with the new ball in the past few seasons of the tournament. With Boult now joining new franchise Rajasthan Royals, MI needed an able replacement. As a result, they spent INR 1.5 crore to bag the services of Mills. The 29-year-old will look to provide his best efforts in both field restrictions and death overs as well.