'Jio also starts from J': Ex-IND opener's hilarious take on Mumbai Indians buying Jhye Richardson in IPL auction

With Richardson being a bowler, he joined the likes of Jofra Archer, Jasprit Bumrah and Jason Behrendorff who were earlier retained by MI ahead of the auction. Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra pointed a similarity in the names of these bowlers which begins with the letter 'J'.

In the 2023 IPL auction on Friday, Australia's Cameron Green (INR 17.5 crore) and Jhye Richardson (INR 1.5 crore) were the most expensive buys for Mumbai Indians. Green in fact, emerged as the second most expensive player in the history of the cricket extravaganza. While England's Sam Curran broke the bank as he was purchased for a jaw-dropping amount of INR 18.50 crore and became the most expensive buy ever.

File image of Jhye Richardson (AP)

With Richardson being a bowler, he joined the likes of Jofra Archer, Jasprit Bumrah and Jason Behrendorff who were earlier retained by MI ahead of the auction. Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra pointed a similarity in the names of these bowlers which begins with the letter 'J'. On his YouTube channel, Chopra hilariously compared it to 'Jio' another brand owned by MI owners.

"Jio also starts from 'J' and with the likes of Jhye, Jofra, Jason and Jasprit, we realized that if your name starts with 'J' and you can bowl fast, Mumbai Indians might come looking for you," said Chopra.

Mumbai Indians IPL 2023 team: Rohit Sharma (c), Tim David, Ramandeep Singh, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, Jofra Archer, Jasprit Bumrah, Arjun Tendulkar, Arshad Khan, Kumar Kartikeya, Hrithik Shokeen, Jason Behrendorff, Akash Madhwal, Cameron Green, Jhye Richardson, Piyush Chawla, Duan Jansen, Vishnu Vinod, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Raghav Goyal.