Yes, you heard it right. The IPL 2025 season will begin with a mega auction. The IPL Chairman, Arun Dhumal, mentioned that the mega auction will take place before the 2025 season, and a team can retain a maximum of four players, like in 2022. This concludes that some of our favorite players might not be seen on the same team as before. So, let us look at the possible Mumbai Indians retention and releases for the IPL Mega Auction 2025.
Possible Mumbai Indians retention and releases for the IPL Mega Auction 2025
IPL Mega Auction 2025 Rules
With the mega auction, almost every team would like to have a young baseline with some experience. Also, we might see the same mega auction rule as in 2022.
- No right to match card
- The team retaining four players will have to spend 42 crores (16 crores for the first pick, 12 crores for the second, 8 crores for the third, and 6 crores for the fourth).
- The team retaining three players will have to spend 33 crores (15 crores for the first pick, 11 crores for the second, and 7 crores for the third).
- A maximum of two overseas players can be retained.
- There is no limit on retention for capped players.
- A maximum of two uncapped players can be retained.
Note: The BCCI has yet to announce the retention rules. (The above rules are based on the 2022 retention rules.)
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Possible Mumbai Indians retention before the IPL Mega Auction 2025
- Hardik Pandya
- Ishan Kishan
- Tilak Varma
- Tim David ($)
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Possible Mumbai Indians release before the IPL Mega Auction 2025
Batters
- Rohit Sharma
- Dewald Brevis ($)
- Suryakumar Yadav
Wicket-Keepers
- Vishnu Vinod
All-Rounders
- Mohammed Nabi ($)
- Anshul Kamboj
- Arjun Tendulkar
- Romario Shepherd ($)
- Shams Mulani
- Nehal Wadhera
Bowlers
- Shivalik Sharma
- Gerald Coetzee ($)
- Dilshan Madushanka ($)
- Shreyas Gopal
- Numan Thushara ($)
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Naman Dhir
- Kumar Kartikeya
- Piyush Chawls
- Jasan Behrendorff ($)
- Akash Madhwal
Undoubtedly, the captaincy change from Rohit Sharma to Hardik Pandya has resulted in upsets between the team. Mumbai would like to retain Hardik Pandya, which might cost Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, and Rohit Sharma.
Bumrah is one of India’s best captaincy choices in every format. Similarly, with this kind of declining environment, SKY might also like to play on a different team.
It is too early, but the above list is only a prediction. There is no confirmation that the same players might be released or retained.
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