The Defending Champions Mumbai Indians didn’t have to make any necessary changes in their existing squad. Though they had to just fill the spots of the released players. They are considered to be the most balanced team in the entire IPL. The biggest disappointment came for MI fans after getting the news of Lasith Malinga’s retirement.
Four-time IPL champions MI entered the 2021 players auction with a purse of INR 15.35 crore and seven slots to fill that included three domestic and four overseas. MI has successfully used 11.7 crore to buy 7 valuable players and has managed to save 3.65 crore in their purse.
Here’s the list of players that Mumbai has brought in IPL auction 2021.
Adam Milne – Rs 3.20 crore
Nathan Coulter-Nile – Rs 5.00 crore (re-bought)
Piyush Chawla – Rs 2.40 crore
James Neesham – Rs 50 Lakh
Yudhvir Charak – Rs 20 Lakh
Marco Jansen – Rs 20 Lakh
Arjun Tendulkar – Rs 20 Lakh
Mumbai Indians final squad:
Rohit Sharma(Captain), Quinton de Kock (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan (WK), Chris Lynn, Anmolpreet 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
Recent bought players: Adam Milne, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Piyush Chawla, James Neesham, Yudhvir Charak, Marco Jansen, Arjun Tendulkar
The Tournament is expected to commence in the first week of April. Due to COVID-19 travel restrictions the entire tournament will be held in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Pune .
