5-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) have made 4 solid retentions ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 Mega Auctions and have the base around which a formidable team can be formed.
Skipper Hardik Pandya, former skipper Rohit Sharma, Indian T20I skipper Surya Kumar Yadav and one of the most lethal and menacing fast bowlers in the present Indian ecosystem Jasprit Bumrah, have been retained by the 5-time champions.
As the IPL Mega Auctions approaches, Mumbai Indians need to systematically play out their cards and bid for some quality players. Several former MI players can be targeted, who can etch their names in glory once again for a highly-successful IPL franchise.
In this article, we take a look at 3 batters Mumbai Indians can go for in the upcoming IPL 2025 Mega Auctions:
1. Nitish Rana
One of the most flamboyant southpaws out there, Nitish Rana can be a great addition to the Mumbai Indians setup once again. He has been a part of the Mumbai Indians team for 3 seasons and had a breakthrough IPL 2017 campaign.
The 30-year-old cricketer amassed 333 runs in IPL 2017 and this performance helped him get a Rs. 3.40 crore deal with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the IPL 2018 Mega Auctions.
2. Shreyas Iyer
Another name that can be a solid addition to Mumbai Indians is local-boy, Shreyas Iyer. Shreyas Iyer is one of the most dependable T20 batters and made KKR win the IPL title in 2024.
Iyer has a good record as a captain in the IPL and has also made Delhi Capitals go to the finals in IPL 2020, which was also their maiden IPL final appearance.
3. David Warner
Along side Rohit Sharma, David Warner can be a great opening-batter combination up top for Mumbai Indians. With the franchise not retaining wicket-keeper batter Ishan Kishan, they might target David Warner, who is an IPL legend.
David Warner is an IPL-title winning captain and has won the Orange Cap (award for most runs in an edition) on 3 occasions (IPL 2015, 2017 and IPL 2019) and has 6565 runs under his belt in the IPL.
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