The Indian Premier League (IPL) auction for the upcoming edition of 2021 has started in Chennai and it will be engrossing to see how each of the teams finally shapes up. Here is what the Mumbai Indians (MI) are up to in the auctions.
Before the Auction:
Retained Players: Rohit Sharma, Aditya Tare, Anmolpreet Singh, Anukul Roy, Dhawal Kulkarni, Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Jasprit Bumrah, Jayant Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Quinton de Kock, Rahul Chahar, Suryakumar Yadav, Trent Boult, Chris Lynn, Saurabh Tiwary, Mohsin Khan
Released Players: Prince Balwant Rai, Digvijay Deshmukh, Lasith Malinga, Nathan Coulter-Nile, James Pattinson, Sherfane Rutherford, Mitchell McCleneghan
Available Purse Value: ₹15.35 Crore
Here is the list of players they bought during the auction:
#1 Adam Milne – ₹3.2 Crores
The kiwi fast bowler, Adam Milne was the first buy for MI in the auction as they bought him for ₹3.2 Crores. He can be a great replacement for James Pattinson for Mumbai.
#2 Nathan Coulter-Nile – ₹5 Crores
The Australian fast bowler, Nathan Coulter-Nile was bought back by MI in the auction as they bought him for a whopping price of ₹5 Crores. He be will be happy to rejoin the franchise.
#3 Piyush Chawla – ₹2.4 Crores
The veteran Indian leg-spinner, Piyush Chawla was useful bought by MI in the auction after a bidding war with the capitals for a whopping price of ₹2.4 Crores. He be will be a great backup bowler for someone like Rahul Chahar. In IPL 2020, he played 7 games for CSK in which he scalped just 6 wickets.
#3 James Neesham – ₹50 Lakhs
The veteran Kiwi all-rounder, James Neesham was bight by Mumbai Indians for his base price of ₹50 lakh.
#3 Arjun Tendulkar – ₹20 Lakhs
Unsurprisingly, Arjun Tendulkar got the first bid from Mumbai, where his father Sachin is the team mentor, for ₹20 lakhs. He is sold to Mumbai Indians for his base price itself.
#3 Piyush Chawla – ₹20 Lakhs.4 Crores
Yudhvir Charak was bought by Mumbai for ₹20 lakhs.
#3 Piyush Chawla – ₹20 Lakhs
Marco Jansen was bought by Mumbai for ₹20 lakhs.
