Mumbai Indians (MI) is one of the strongest sides in the Indian Premier League 2021. They are the only side to win the IPL trophy five times since its inception. They have a star-studded side that has some biggest T20 names on their side with the likes of Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Quinton de Kock, Kieron Pollard, and others.
They don’t believe in making some big changes on the side. However, there were rumors that MI will go on to make some expensive buys in IPL 2021 auction. They released a number of players like Lasith Malinga, Nathan Coulter Nile, James Pattinson, etc. MI had a total of 15.35 Crores in their purse with seven slots available to fill. But, MI took the smartest way out of all.
They knew that in IPL 2022, IPL will hold mega-auction. So, they picked only a limited number of players that were in their plans for the future. The defending champions picked a total of seven players to fill the squad with some more exciting and talented players. Now, let’s see how IPL 2021 went for Mumbai Indians.
MI Purse Details, Slots Available
Available Salary Cap: 15.35 crore
Available Slots: 7
Overseas Slots: 4
MI IPL Auction 2021 Players List
Adam Milne, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Piyush Chawla, James Neesham, Yudhvir Singh, Marco Jansen, Arjun Tendulkar.
Players | Price |
Adam Milne | 3.20 Crores |
Nathan Coulter-Nile | 5 Crores |
Piyush Chawla | 2.40 Crores |
James Neesham | 50 Lakhs |
Yudhvir Singh | 20 Lakhs |
Marco Jansen | 20 Lakhs |
Arjun Tendulkar | 20 Lakhs |
Mumbai Indians Retained Players IPL 2021
Rohit Sharma, Quinton De Kock, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Chris Lynn, Amolpreet Singh, Saurabh Tiwary, Aditya Tare, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Anukul Roy, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Rahul Chahar, Jayant Yadav, Dhawal Kulkarni, Mohsin Khan.
MI 2021 Team squad:
Rohit Sharma (c), Quinton De Kock, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Chris Lynn, Amolpreet Singh, Saurabh Tiwary, Aditya Tare, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Anukul Roy, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Rahul Chahar, Jayant Yadav, Dhawal Kulkarni, Mohsin Khan, Adam Milne, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Piyush Chawla, James Neesham, Yudhvir Singh, Marco Jansen, Arjun Tendulkar.