Mumbai Indians are set to usher in a new era when IPL 2024 kicks off. The five-time IPL-winning franchise will have a new captain in Hardik Pandya, who replaced the highly successful Rohit Sharma at the helm of affairs in a decision, which made headlines earlier on. Pandya was traded from Gujarat Titans in a shock move and he will look to carry on from where Rohit left and keep Mumbai Indians as one of the top franchises in the IPL. Cameron Green was traded to Royal Challengers Bangalore to make room for Pandya. It will nonetheless be very interesting to see how the team performs under new captain Pandya, who has been phenomenal as a leader in the past two editions of the IPL. IPL 2024 Auction Round-up and Highlights.
Mumbai Indians made some smart signings in Gerald Coetzee, Dilshan Madushanka and also Mohammad Nabi. The five-time champions released quite a few players before the auction, the likes of which include Jofra Archer, Tristan Stubbs and also Duan Jansen, Jhye Richardson and Riley Meredith. Alongside, they have retained Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma and Tim David among other known names. IPL 2024 Auction: Ten Most Expensive Players in History of Indian Premier League.
MI Players Bought at IPL 2024 Auction: Gerald Coetzee, Dilshan Madushanka, Shreyas Gopal, Mohammad Nabi, Shivalik Sharma, Anshul Kamboj, Naman Dhir
MI Players Retained Ahead of IPL 2024 Auction: Hardik Pandya (c, traded from Gujarat Titans), Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Piyush Chawla, Suryakumar Yadav, Tim David, Ishan Kishan Dewald Brevis, Tilak Varma, Vishnu Vinod, Arjun Tendulkar, Shams Mulani, Akash Madhwal, Nehal Wadhera, Kumar Kartikeya, Jason Behrendorff, Romario Shepherd (traded from LSG)
MI Previous Season Recap: Mumbai Indians had made it to the playoffs last season after finishing fourth on the 10-team points table. The side led by Rohit Sharma had won eight out of 14 matches and garnered a total of 16 points with a Net Run Rate (NRR) of -0.044. Mumbai Indians had lost Qualifier 2 to Gujarat Titans.
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