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=> Recently, all-rounder cricketer Mohammad Arshad Khan, resident of Gopalganj village of Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh has become a part of the Mumbai Indians team of IPL in the Mega Auction of the 15th season of IPL 2022 held in Bangalore.

Key Points:

=> Mumbai Indians have included Mohammad Arshad Khan in their team for a base price of Rs 20 lakh.

=> Arshad Khan joined the Ranji team of Madhya Pradesh in the same year.

=> He started playing cricket at the district level from the year 2006. In the year 2012, he became a part of the Under-16 team of Madhya Pradesh.

=> After this he joined the Under-19 team in 2015. In the year 2017-18, he became a part of the Under-23 team.

=> Arshad took 36 wickets in 10 matches and also scored 400 runs in the Under-23 VK Naidu tournament organized by BCCI in the year 2020.

=> Apart from this, he also performed well in the Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in the year 2020 itself.

By: ASRAF UDDIN AHMED