IPL 2025: Mumbai Indians may not be in trouble again, will have to make arrangements in auction

Published On: November 6, 2024 2:50 pm

IPL 2025 Mumbai Indians: On the IPL 2025 reservation day, fans’ eyes are on all the teams to see which team has retained which player, but the team that gets the most attention is Mumbai Indians. The captaincy is currently held by Hardik Pandya. It was only natural that something like this happened after what happened in Mumbai during the Indian Cricket League last year. The question is, apart from Hardik Pandya, who will the team retain? That said, will Rohit Sharma stay in Michigan? Suryakumar Yadav, the current captain of the Indian team, will play for the team only as a player. Also, how much money will Jasprit Bumrah keep? However, team management overcame the first hurdle through better coordination. But last year’s team’s woes may not happen again in the next IPL.

Mumbai FC ranked 10th in IPL 2024

Talking about IPL 2023, Mumbai Indians were at the bottom that year. The team won only 4 out of 14 games and lost 10 games. The team currently has only 8 points and is ranked tenth. This has never happened to this team in the history of IPL. Even teams that weren’t title contenders at all were ahead of MI.

Mumbai Indians’ biggest weakness is their bowling.

The question now is, what caused this situation for Mumbai Indians? The obvious reason for this is the team’s weaker bowling. Apart from Jasprit Bumrah, the team lacks strong fast bowlers and better spinners. This is also the reason why the team failed to win despite having a good batting line-up. Bumrah could bowl only 4 overs out of 20 overs. A similar situation occurred during the remaining 16 possessions when the opposing team had a lot of chances to score.

Only Rs 45 crore is left for auction

This time, the team also retained Jasprit Bumrah for the maximum amount. The remaining retained players are Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma and Tilak Verma). This means that the team retains only one bowler. Rs 75 crore has been deducted from the team’s purse, leaving only Rs 45 crore. While Rs 45 crore seems like a lot, the amount becomes less when bidding comes on the day of the auction. On the day of the auction, Mumbai must fill at least 20 seats. This means that chasing any bowler will not be an easy task. The worry is that the situation could be similar to last time if the team fails to find a partner for Bumrah next year. In any case, other teams have huge funds in their hands and in this scenario, it will be interesting to see how much Mumbai can spend on their favorite bowler.