Indian Premier League: Romario Shepherd Traded To Mumbai Indians From Lucknow Super Giants

The 28-year-old from Guyana was picked up by LSG for Rs 50 lakh and played just a game in IPL 2023.

Updated on: 3 November 2023 12:32 pm

Romario Shepherd, Kane Williamson celebrate wicket of Yashasvi Jaiswal in SRH vs RR IPL 2022 match.

West Indies all-rounder Romario Shepherd was on Friday traded to Mumbai Indians from Lucknow Super Giants ahead of the 2024 Indian Premier League. (ODI World Cup | More Cricket News)

The 28-year-old from Guyana was picked up by LSG for Rs 50 lakh and played just a game in IPL 2023.

"Romario Shepherd has been traded to Mumbai Indians (MI) from Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) during the ongoing TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) trading window ahead of the TATA IPL 2024," read an IPL media advisory.
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Sunrisers Hyderabad had shelled out a whopping Rs 7.75 crore for Romario's services during the IPL 2022 auction but he got to play only three games in his debut season.

Shepherd has played in four IPL games tand has scored 58 runs at an average of 19.3 with a strike rate of 138.1. Coming to his bowling, he has picked up 3 wickets at an economy of 10.88. At international level,?Shepherd has played 31 matches amassing 301 runs at an average of 37.6 and a strike rate of 153.6. Coming to his bowling statistics, he has claimed 31 wickets with an economy of 10.38 his best bowling figure remains at 4/31.