Who is MI’s Danish Malewar? What is the religion of this cricketer? Know how the entry in IPL happened

Danish Malewar came to open in place of Rohit Sharma for Mumbai Indians in the 30th league match of IPL 2026 against Gujarat Titans last Monday. Rohit could not be a part of the match due to injury. Captain Hardik Pandya gave the IPL debut cap to Danish. As soon as Danish joined the team, the discussion regarding his religion intensified. Actually the name starts with ‘Danish’, which is seen in Muslim society, but the name ends with ‘Malewar’. This created confusion among the fans. Here you will get the answer to what is the religion of Danish Malewar.

Let us tell you that 22 year old Danish comes from Nagpur, Vidarbha. He was born on 08 October 2003. He plays domestic cricket for Vidarbha. Apart from this, he has played for Central Zone in Duleep Trophy.

What is the religion of Danish Malewar?

Now the question comes that what is the religion of Danish Malewar? First of all, let us tell you that his full name is ‘Danish Vishnu Malewar’. He belongs to Hindu religion. ‘Vishnu’ in his name makes it clear that he comes from Hindu religion.

How did Danish Malewar enter IPL?

Danish has played 15 first class matches in his career so far. Apart from this, he played only one T20 on record, which he played for Mumbai against Gujarat in IPL 2026. Batting in 26 first class innings, he has scored 1285 runs at an average of 49.42. During this period, he scored 3 centuries and 10 half-centuries, in which the high score was 203 runs. He made a lot of headlines by scoring this score in the quarter-finals of Duleep Trophy. Apart from this, Danish showed his talent by scoring 783 runs in 9 matches in Vidarbha T20 League. After this performance he entered Mumbai Indians.

For what price did Mumbai Indians buy?

Mumbai had bought Danish Malewar for IPL 2026 in the mini auction for a price of Rs 30 lakh. This was his base price.

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