The 17th season of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 will begin with defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) facing Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on March 22.
Hardik Pandya-led Mumbai Indians (MI) will kick off their campaign against Gujarat Titans (GT) on March 24 in Ahmedabad. MI’s second match is scheduled against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on March 27, followed by a clash with Rajasthan Royals (RR) on April 1. Their fourth and final match of the initial phase of IPL 2024 will be against Delhi Capitals (DC) on April 7 in Hyderabad.
Here is the list of players in MI's squad. Notably, the MI squad comprises 25 players, including 8 overseas players.
MI Team's IPL 2024 SQUAD
| Wicketkeepers | Batters | All-rounders | Bowlers |
| Ishan Kishan | Rohit Sharma | Hardik Pandya (c) | Jasprit Bumrah |
| Vishnu Vinod | Tim David (AUS) | Romario Shepherd (WI) | Luke Wood (ENG) |
| Suryakumar Yadav | Nehal Wadhera | Kumar Kartikeya | |
| N. Tilak Varma | Shams Mulani | Akash Madhwal | |
| Dewald Brevis (SA) | Gerald Coetzee (SA) | Arjun Tendulkar | |
| Mohammad Nabi (AFG) | Piyush Chawla | ||
| Shivalik Sharma | Kwena Maphaka (SA) | ||
| Naman Dhir | Nuwan Thushara (SL) | ||
| Anshul Kamboj | |||
| Shreyas Gopal |
MI have signed Kwena Maphaka to replace Dilshan Madushanka, who got injured during Sri Lanka’s series in Bangladesh.
List of MI team's Big Buys in the IPL 2024 auction
Gerald Coetzee - Rs 5 crore
Nuwan Thushara - Rs 4.80 crore
Dilshan Madushanka - Rs 4.60 crore
Mohammad Nabi - Rs 1.50 crore
Shreyas Gopal - Rs 20 lakh
Shivalik Sharma - Rs 20 lakh
Naman Dhir - Rs 20 lakh
Anshul Kamboj - Rs 20 lakh
MI team's purse and Available Slots
MI purse remaining: Rs. 1.05 crore
MI total player slots available: 0
MI total overseas player slots available: 0
The five-time IPL champions MI team are gearing up for IPL 2024 with an eye on adding another title under new captain Pandya. He replaced Rohit Sharma as MI’s captain after the trade. Now, Rohit will play under Pandya’s leadership in IPL 2024.
Under the leadership of Rohit, team MI bagged the title in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2020.
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