IPL 2025: The BCCI internal reports have confirmed that likely the BCCI will be allowing retentions of up to 6 players, which is either main retentions or use of RTMs. Now with this, the Mumbai Indians, despite their weakest performance, have the best probable side among whom many are to be retained.
With the speculations of the T20 World Cup-winning Indian skipper and MI’s 5-time IPL-winning captain, Rohit Sharma, parting ways with the franchise, he might be one of the biggest targets in the IPL auction owing to his red-hot form. Alongside them, Bumrah, Pandya, and India’s new skipper, Surya, are all in the MI side.
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Players likely to be retained by the Mumbai Indians:
Jasprit Bumrah
If Mumbai were to part ways with all except one, then only one name would pop into anyone’s mind: Jasprit Bumrah. There is no chance that any franchise would ever want to part ways with the world’s greatest white-ball bowler.
Bumrah aced for Mumbai in the last IPL, picking up 20 wickets at an alarming economy under 6, and went on to be a special bowler who secured India’s wins every time they needed him in the T20 World Cup triumph. He will be once again seen spearheading the Mumbai pace attack.
Hardik Pandya
The MI-skipper for last season was booed over for replacing the veteran skipper who earned them 5 titles. However, being an anchor of India’s World Cup triumph and owing to the fallacy of his personal life, Hardik has returned to his fanbase.
Hence, one of India’s best all-rounders will be retained, though his huge price remains a concern for any team, and hence there are chances of letting him enter the auctions only to be retained using the RTM.
Tilak Verma
This name should not be a surprise, as, after the Indian skipper, the young batter from Hyderabad was their highest run scorer. Tilak rescued the MI middle-order from several tough situations over the last few seasons, and likely letting him into the auction can be a loss for MI, which no team would like to make, as retaining him would likely add a player to their side with immense caliber at a very low cost.
Suryakumar Yadav
After Jasprit Bumrah, here comes Mumbai India’s second anchor player. Having the likes of a player like the recent Indian skipper is tough. Hence, he might not only be retained by the side but also given the captaincy role for the Mumbai-based franchise.
Surya, who now has a contract worth 8 crores INR, would be seen going as high as being one of the costliest players of the mega-auction; hence, chances remain that MI would retain him for their upcoming seasons as well.
