Simmons ruled out of IPL 2016, Guptill named replacement

Mumbai Indians (MI) suffered a big blow on Wednesday (April 13) as Lendl Simmons, the opener, was ruled out of the remainder of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2016 due to a lower back issue.
Martin Guptill, the New Zealand batsman who was unsold in the IPL auction, has been named as the replacement for the injured 31-year-old.
The West Indian batsman had missed the majority of the recently-concluded World Twenty20 2016 due to the back problem, before joining the team ahead of the semi-final against India. However, the injury resurfaced for the Mumbai top-order batsman, who only played the opening game of the 2016 edition, before being ruled out of action for a period of eight to 10 weeks.
This is the second injury blow for Mumbai Indians, who are without the services of Lasith Malinga, their premier pacer, at least for the first half of the tournament.