Mayank Rawat has 0 T20 balls in our dataset. No WAR, no strike rate, no phase splits. Our model requires data to generate projections, and Rawat provides none.

What We Know

Rawat is a batter on Mumbai Indians' roster. He does not bowl. The squad file lists him without a UUID or any statistical identifiers, confirming that our pipeline found no T20 match records in any source.

Mumbai bought Rawat as a developmental investment. Franchise cricket requires 25 players per squad, and not every slot is meant to contribute in year one. Rawat occupies the kind of roster spot that exists for training exposure and domestic pathway development.

Squad Position

The batting order ahead of him is stacked. Rohit, SKY, Tilak, Rickelton, Jacks, Hardik, and Dhir fill slots 1 through 7 in the optimal XI. Rawat would need a cascade of injuries or a dead-rubber opportunity to see the field.

If selected, he would slot into the middle order as an Indian batting option, replacing whichever domestic batter was unavailable. Whether that means anchoring through the middle overs or accelerating at the death, we cannot say. The data gap is total.

Projection

None. Rawat's IPL 2026 role is most likely limited to training squads and net sessions. For stock.ball's purposes, he enters the season as a blank slate. If he plays, we will have numbers. Until then, honesty requires silence where data should be.