Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 auction is set to take place next month in Kochi. After a long gap of three years, the home and away format will be making its comeback. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had set the deadline of November 15 for franchises to submit their list of retained and released players. Also, the purse of every franchise has been increased by Rs 5 crore. Here’s a look at the updated squad of the most successful franchise in the history of IPL, Mumbai Indians (MI). The big names released by MI include Kieron Pollard who announced his IPL retirement, Daniel Sams and Riley Meredith.
Released players: Tymal Mills, Fabian Allen, Kieron Pollard, Sanjay Yadav, Rahul Buddhi, Anmolpreet Singh, Daniel Sams, Riley Meredith, Basil Thampi, Aryan Juyal, Mayank Markande, Murugan Ashwin
Retained players: Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Dewald Brevis, Tilak Varma, Tristan Stubbs, Ramandeep Singh, Tim David, Jasprit Bumrah, Jofra Archer, Hrithik Shokeen, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, Arjun Tendulkar, Arshad Khan, Akash Madhwal
Traded Players in the squad: Jason Behrendorff
Purse remaining: Rs 20.55 crore
MI's run in IPL 2022
MI had a horrible IPL 2022 as they managed to win just four games out of 14 and finished at the bottom of the points table. The big names did not live up to their potential and it led to all-rounder Pollard announcing his IPL retirement just hours before the retention list was announced. They missed the services of English speedster Jofra Archer who they had picked in the mega auction for a hefty price despite him being injured.
As MI could not retain their core group and lost utility all-rounders in Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, they could not find the perfect combination. They will look to fill the gaps in the upcoming auction.
