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Mumbai Indians swap Uthappa for Zaheer

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Posted: Jan 22, 2009 at 1727 hrs IST

Mumbai Mumbai Indians, led by Sachin Tendulkar, have swapped Karnataka Ranji Trophy captain Robin Uthappa with left-arm pace spearhead Zaheer Khan, who represented Bangalore's Royal Challengers in the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League last year, at no cost to either franchise.

"It happened last night. We have traded Uthappa for Zaheer at no cost. We had earlier swapped our player Ashish Nehra with Delhi Daredevils batsman Shikhar Dhawan. We have thus maintained the balance of the team," said a spokesperson for Mumbai Indians, owned by Reliance Industries.

"These are the only two trade-offs that have taken place as far as we know," the spokesperson added as the month-long IPL players' trading window closes on Thursday.

The move was on the cards with the Bangalore outfit showing keen interest in taking in flamboyant batsman Uthappa for in-form bowler Zaheer, who played a crucial role in Mumbai outclassing Uttar Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy final at Hyderabad recently.

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Robin's swap by Ruvini Jayawardane on 14 Feb 2009

We need Robin because Sri Lankan people are crazy abt Robin. We don't want this aggressive man.

Robin's swap by Ruvini Jayawardena on 14 Feb 2009

I am not happy with this. We,Sri Lankans need Robin Uthappa.He always rox to da max but not to da bin. But this aggressive man,Zak sux.

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