Five-time IPL champions, Mumbai Indians came to the auction table with an eye for a sixth title, with a purse of Rs. 17.75 crore and a new skipper to lead in the form of Hardik Pandya, who has taken over from Rohit Sharma. Some fans believe it was unfair to Rohit Sharma that he will no longer get to lead the team he was captaining for 10 years but some believe a change was required for the 5-time Champions to return to winning IPL titles.
After a good day at the auction, Hardik Pandya will lead a talented group of players that should excite MI supporters, that includes some very big names as Suryakumar Yadav, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah. In the IPL 2024 auction, they went after young pacers, picking young South African fast bowler Gerald Coetzee along with Sri Lankan fast bowler Dilshan Madushanka.
Let's look at the Mumbai Indians updated squad and players brought in from the IPL 2024 auction.
Players released by Mumbai Indians ahead of IPL auction
Mohd. Arshad Khan, Ramandeep Singh, Hrithik Shokeen, Raghav Goyal, Jofra Archer, Tristan Stubbs, Duan Jansen, Jhye Richardson, Riley Meredith, Chris Jordan, Sandeep Warrier.
Players retained by MI ahead of IPL 2024 auction
Rohit Sharma (c), Dewald Brevis, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, N. Tilak Varma, Tim David, Vishnu Vinod, Arjun Tendulkar, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Kartikeya, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Jason Behrendorff
Players traded in by Mumbai Indians
Romario Shepherd, Hardik Pandya
Players bought by Mumbai Indians in IPL 2024 auction
Gerald Coetzee - Rs 5 crore
Dilshan Madushanka - Rs 4.6 crore
Nuwan Thushara - Rs 4.8 crore
Mohammad Nabi - 1.5 crore
Shreyas Gopal - Rs 20 lakh
Naman Dhir - Rs 20 lakh
Anshul Kamboj - Rs 20 lakh
Shivalik Sharma - Rs 20 lakh
Remaining purse - INR 1.05 Crore
Mumbai Indians complete squad for IPL 2024
Hardik Pandya (Traded from GT), Rohit Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Vishnu Vinod, Arjun Tendulkar, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Kartikeya, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Jason Behrendorff, Romario Shepherd (Traded from LSG), Gerald Coetzee, Dilshan Madhushanka, Shreyas Gopal, Nuwan Thushara, Namandhir Singh, Anshul Kamboj, Mohammad Nabi, Shivalik Sharma