IPL 2024 was not good for Mumbai Indians from any point of view. MI played 14 matches in the entire season, but the team could register only four wins. Famous batters like Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan could not perform consistently, so the team remained in the last position in the points table.
There will be a mega auction next year, in which, per the rules, each team can retain 4 players. Although some time ago, the teams demanded to retain at least 8 players, the rules have not changed until now. So, let’s look at those four players Mumbai Indians can gamble on retaining.
Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma was removed from the post of captain of Mumbai Indians before the start of IPL 2024. Hardik Pandya was appointed the team’s new captain in such a situation. Even though Rohit is not the captain of MI yet, he made MI the IPL champion five times under his captaincy.
In IPL 2024, Rohit scored 417 runs in 14 matches and was also the highest run scorer for MI in the season. Rohit has established his legacy within MI. His removal from Mumbai Indians will feel as if Virat Kohli is being removed from RCB or MS Dhoni is being removed from CSK. From the fans’ point of view, the MI franchise owners would hardly take the risk of releasing Rohit. Rohit currently charges a fee of Rs 16 crore for playing one season.
Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah is one of the best bowlers in cricket at present. After debuting for MI in 2013, Bumrah has taken 165 wickets in 133 matches. This season, he has taken wickets in 13 games. Bumrah can be called the backbone of the Mumbai Indians’ bowling team. Releasing such a world-class bowler could also prove costly for Mumbai Indians. Bumrah currently gets Rs 12 crore for playing one season.
Suryakumar Yadav
Like Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav’s career has also been made by Mumbai Indians. Suryakumar’s 360-degree shots can change the match at any moment. He is currently in the first position in the international T20 batting rankings. Suryakumar is such a player that if he goes to the mega auction, all the teams will pounce on him because his importance in T20 cricket is very high. Suryakumar currently charges Rs 8 crore for playing one season.
Hardik Pandya
When Mumbai Indians team management handed over the captaincy to Hardik Pandya for IPL 2024, it was decided that the MI franchise was seeing its future in Pandya. Although Pandya could not take Mumbai Indians to the playoffs this time, the most significant proof of his good captaincy was that he made Gujarat Titans champion in 2022. Currently, Hardik gets Rs 15 crore for playing one IPL season.
