While MI was silent for most of the auction due to their low purse value, they managed to get some quality bids.
Having finished last in the previous season, Mumbai Indians were looking to turn the tide with a strategy focused on striking the right balance between a mix of their experienced leaders and emerging talents.
MI used a substantial portion of its auction budget (INR 75 crore) by retaining its top five stars – Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma and entered the IPL 2025 auction with one purse left. of INR 45 crores.
While they were silent for most of the auction due to their low purse value, they managed to get some quality bids. They pulled off one of the biggest heists in the IPL 2025 auction by acquiring English all-rounder Will Jacks for INR 5.25 crore. The MI management also made some quality foreign additions in Allah Ghazanfar (INR 4.8 crore), Mitchell Santner (INR 2 crore), Reece Topley (75 lacs) and Lizaad Williams (75 lacs).
New Zealand pacer Trent Boult was MI’s most expensive signing at INR 12.5 crore, followed by Indian pacer Deepak Chahar at INR 9.25 crore.
Full List of Mumbai Indians (MI) Players and Team for IPL 2025:
Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Trent Boult, Naman Dhir, Robin Minz, Karn Sharma, Deepak Chahar, Ryan Rickelton, Allah Ghazanfar, Will Jacks, Reece Topley, Ashwani Kumar, Mitchell Santner, Shrijith Krishnan , Raj Angad Bawa, Satyanarayana Raju, Bevan John Jacobs, Arjun Tendulkar, Lizaad Williams, Vignesh Puthur
Based on the squad assembled above, let’s see how Mumbai Indians could field their strongest playing XI for the upcoming IPL 2025 season.
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Strongest Mumbai Indians (MI) Playing XI for IPL 2025:
Rohit Sharma Robin Minz (wk) Tilak Varma Suryakumar Yadav Will Jacks✈️ Hardik Pandya Mitchell Santner✈️ Deepak Chahar Allah Ghazanfar✈️ Jasprit Bumrah Trent Boult✈️
Bench: Ryan Rickelton (wk), Shrijith Krishnan, Naman Dhir, Bevan John Jacobs, Arjun Tendulkar, Satyanarayana Raju, Karn Sharma, Lizaad Williams, Reece Topley, Vignesh Puthur, Raj Angad Bawa, Ashwani Kumar.
Strongest points:
MI have a promising LHB-RHB opening combination and Rohit Sharma and Robin Minz are expected to lead the batting line-up. MI strengthened their attacking potency with the inclusion of powerful batsmen like Naman Dhir and Will Jacks. MI has built a powerful rhythm battery around the spearhead Jasprit. Bumrah With the inclusion of an impact player, MI can use up to eight bowling options for added versatility.
Weakest points:
MI does not have strong backup options for some positions. Relatively new and unproven foreign talents.
Will Hardik Pandya be able to put aside the horrors of last season?
Hardik Pandya had a tough time after taking over the captaincy from Rohit Sharma last season. While his own performance wasn’t that great, it didn’t help when the home fans booed him at Wankhede. To make matters worse, MI finished at the bottom of the table.
Since MI management sees Hardik as the future of the franchise, they have decided to retain him as the leader of the team for the upcoming season. While this is undoubtedly easier said than done, it remains to be seen if Hardik can put aside the horrors of last season and turn around MI’s fortunes in the upcoming IPL 2025 season.
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