Mumbai Indians (MI) have signed Mahipal Lomror as a replacement for Quinton de Kock, while Ruchit Ahir has been signed as a replacement for Raj Angad Bawa. Both de Kock and Bawa have been ruled out due to injury. Quinton de Kock sustained a tendon injury before the Indians’ clash against the SunRisers Hyderabad on April 29. On the other hand, Bawa suffered a ligament tear in his right thumb while the side was clashing against the Punjab Kings last week. Both players were ruled out for the remainder of the IPL 2026 season.

"Both Quinton and Raj Bawa will continue their rehab in their respective homes, with support and guidance from the Mumbai Indians medical team to help them return to play as soon as possible," MI announced in an official statement. “Mumbai Indians wishes them a quick recovery, and will announce replacements as per IPL guidelines."

Notably, both de Kock and Bawa appeared in only three games each for the side. While the South African appeared against the Chennai Super Kings on April 23, Bawa’s last game was against PBKS on May 14.

Who are Mahipal Lomror and Ruchit Ahir?

Lomror, an experienced batting all-rounder, has played 40 IPL matches and has previously represented Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bengaluru. He was also with Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans but did not get a game. He joined MI for INR 50 Lakh. The Rajasthan player has been representing his state in the junior domestic circuit and was selected for the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh.

Lomror has scored 527 runs in his IPL career and maintains an average of 18.17 with a strike rate of 141.29. Ruchit, 25, has played 16 List A and 12 T20 matches for Saurashtra and joins Mumbai Indians for INR 30 Lakh.