Five times IPL champions Mumbai Indians might have been the winners of IPL 2022 retentions in terms of the quality of players retained but when it comes to the remaining purse, Rohit Sharma and Co. have a lot to worry about.
Mumbai Indians Retained Players List IPL 2022
MI has retained 4 Players, namely Rohit Sharma (16 crores), Kieron Pollard (6 crores), Suryakumar Yadav (8 crores), and Jasprit Bumrah (12 crores). As a result, they now have only 48 crores left in the purse to spend in the Mega Auction which is indeed an alarming fact.
The Mega Auction of IPL 2022 will set the mood for not only the upcoming season but also the next few years as the teams will build their squad from ground zero. Hence, it is important that they make their decisions wisely and buy every player with everything calculated beforehand.
Given the limited purse that Mumbai Indians have, it is even more important for them to sort out their priorities for the Mega Auction beforehand.
Therefore in this article, we shall be discussing the possible strategies that Mumbai Indians can apply while building their squad in the Mega Auction and the players they can target. We shall also summarize the details of the Mumbai Indians team ahead of IPL 2022 and look at their schedule.
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Mumbai Indians Target Players
After the retention, Mumbai Indians have at least one good player in each department.
In batting, they have Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav and they shall be on the lookout for 4-5 more star batters. Ambati Rayudu, Rahul Tripathi can be two new batsmen that they can target.
However, Mumbai Indians’ focus will solely be on bringing back their previous players, namely Ishan Kishan and Quinton de Kock in their batting section. However Young options like Yash Dhull and Harnoor Singh and other options like Faf du Plessis are also available.
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In the all-around department, they already have Kieron Pollard but if they need a big-hitting finisher, Shahrukh Khan is a very good option.
Among bowlers, they will surely go all out to get back Trent Boult but Kagiso Rabada is also a viable replacement. Mumbai Indians can target Kartik Tyagi, Chetan Sakariya and Md Shami. Among spinners, Yuzvendra Chahal is a very good option.
Mumbai Indians Captain IPL 2022
Rohit Sharma replaced Ricky Ponting to become the captain of Mumbai Indians in 2013 and has retained the position very rightfully since then. Under his captaincy, Mumbai Indians have won 5 IPL trophies which is the highest by any individual or any IPL team even.
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Rohit Sharma was recently made the captain of India in ODI and T20I formats and in IPL 2022, it will be the first time that becomes the captain of three senior teams at the same time.
West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard is the vice-captain of MI and he takes up Rohit Sharma’s responsibilities in case of an emergency.
Mumbai Indians Coaching Staff
Sri Lankan cricket legend Mahela Jayawardene is the head coach of Mumbai Indians. He works closely with the other members of the coaching staff to look into the proper functioning of the team.
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Let us now take a look at the coaching staff members:-
Head Coach – Mahela Jayawardene
Icon/Mentor – Sachin Tendulkar
Director of Cricket Operations – Zaheer Khan
Bowling coach – Shane Bond
Batting coach – Robin Singh
