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IPL 2026, Blessing Muzarabani: Zimbabwean fast bowler Blessing Muzarabani has been entered in IPL 2026. This player has been signed by KKR in place of Mustafizur Rahman. Muzarabani has broken the contract with PSL to come to IPL. Muzarabani was to play for Islamabad United in PSL but after getting an offer from IPL franchise KKR, he chose IPL. Blessing Muzarabani will get Rs 75 lakh for playing in IPL. Blessing Muzarabani is a fast bowler, his height is 6 feet 8 inches. He will also be the tallest player in IPL this season. You will know further about Blessing Muzarabani's career and his statistics, but first know about the struggle of his life.

Blessing Muzarabani's struggle

Blessing Muzarabani was born in Zimbabwe and lived with his family in Harare. At the age of 7, he joined the Cricket Academy but when he was 8 years old, he lost his parents. Muzarabani became orphan at such a young age. After this, he was brought up by his grandmother, who greatly supported his cricket dream. The painful thing is that before Muzarabani was about to debut in international cricket, his grandmother passed away. Let us tell you that Muzarabani grew up in extreme poverty, he did not even have shoes to wear but cricket was his passion and he used to bowl barefoot. Till the age of 17, Muzarabani used to play cricket just for passion, but when he turned 18, his height increased a lot and he became 6 feet 8 inches tall. After this, his bowling got a different edge, because of his height he started getting extra bounce.

Blessing Muzarabani's career changed in 2017

Blessing Muzarabani's career changed in 2017, when he was selected by former captain Tatenda Taibu for the Rising Stark Academy. He was sent on a tour of England and this tour became the turning point of his career. In 2018, he signed a Kolpak deal with Northamptonshire and chose to leave Zimbabwe to play cricket for the county. In 2021, he returned to Zimbabwe after Brexit and then got entry into the Zimbabwean team. Last season, RCB included him in the team, although he did not play any match, but now KKR has taken a bet on him and this time he can debut.

Amazing performance by Blessing Muzarabani

Blessing Muzarabani performed amazingly in T20 World Cup 2026. Muzarabani took 13 wickets in 6 matches. The economy rate of this player was 7.8 runs per over. Muzarabani is known for his lethal bowling in the powerplay. This 29 year old fast bowler has taken 67 wickets in 18 tests so far. Apart from this, he has taken 70 wickets in 57 matches in ODI. He has 106 wickets in 89 matches in T20 International. It is clear from the statistics that Muzarabani is an excellent bowler, now it remains to be seen what he does in the IPL.