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Mumbai Indians Announce Retentions for IPL 2021

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Mumbai Indians Announce Retentions for IPL 2021
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The 5 time Champions Mumbai Indians have announced their Retentions for the upcoming 2021 IPL. The Rohit Sharma led side is the only side to win the IPL title five times, which is the most by any team in the IPL.

Their recent victory came in last November when the 2020 edition of the IPL was conducted in the UAE where Mumbai defeated Delhi in the final to clinch the title for the 2nd consecutive year after winning the title in 2019.It’s no surprise that Mumbai Indians have retained majority of their squad after an highly impressive 2019 and 2020 season.

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Mumbai Indians Retentions

The Rohit Sharma led franchise have released four overseas pace bowlers from their Armory in the form of Mitchell McCleneghan, James Pattinson, Lasith Malinga, Nathan Coulter-Nile along with Sherfane Rutherford. The biggest name of the lot has to Lasith Malinga, who wasn’t a part of the 2020 season as he backed out due to personal reasons pertaining to ailing father.

The rententions include the likely faces of Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult. With Mumbai releasing as many as 5 overseas players, there is a hint that the Mumbai franchise will be going hard at the overseas players in the 2021 IPL auction.

Released: Mitchell McCleneghan, James Pattinson, Lasith Malinga, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Sherfane Rutherford, Digvijay Deshmukh, Prince Balwant Rai Singh

Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), 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, Chris Lynn, Mohsin Khan, Saurabh Tiwary, Trent Boult

Purse Remaining: INR 15.35 cr.

Slots Remaining:7 (4 overseas)

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