Mumbai Indians (MI) Retained Players List, Auction, Squad, Schedule, Venue IPL 2024

About Mumbai Indians (MI)

Mumbai Indians is one of the two most successful teams of the IPL with 5 trophies in their cabinet. All the 5 titles have come under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma but his stint as the captain of MI is over now.

MI created headlines a few days ago when they successfully traded in Gujarat Titans’ skipper and all-rounder Hardik Pandya. Pandya came back to the MI camp with a bang as he has now replaced Rohit Sharma as the captain of the side.

Mumbai Indians have beefed up their bowling line-up by adding new players from IPL 2024 auction. South African pacer Gerald Coetzee ended up as the most expensive pick of Mumbai Indians at INR 5 crore.

Mumbai Indians Team Information

Mumbai Indians has seen its best game under the head coach Mahela Jayawardene but he was promoted to the global head of performance for the MI management team. Former South African wicket-keeper batter Mark Boucher was appointed as the MI head coach after Jayawardene.

After 2 back to back average seasons, Mumbai Indians lifted themselves in the last season by finishing at the 4th spot on the points table with 8 wins in 14 matches. They advanced to the playoffs and were eliminated in the 2nd Qualifier by Gujarat Titans.

Mumbai Indians team has been hit with a wave of injuries as their prime hitter Suryakumar Yadav is still not 100% fit and might miss the initial games or the whole season. Second in line is Sri Lankan pacer Dilshan Madushanka who has suffered a hamstring injury on the Bangladesh tour. He is also expecting to miss the first few games.

Another blow in the bowling unit is Jason Behrendorff, who broke his left leg during training in Australia. He was the leading pacer of the team in the last season. MI has roped in England’s left-arm pacer Luke Wood to replace Behrendorff. Wood does not have a lot of international experience but he has been part of all the popular franchise leagues like PSL, BPL, BBL, The Hundred and more. This will be his first ever IPL experience.

Take a look at the updated list of retained and released players by Mumbai Indians for the IPL 2024 season.

Mumbai Indians Retained Players IPL 2024

Akash Madhwal, Arjun Tendulkar, Dewald Brevis, Ishan Kishan, Jason Behrendorff, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, N. Tilak Varma, Nehal Wadhera, Piyush Chawla, Rohit Sharma, Shams Mulani, Surya Kumar Yadav, Tim David, Vishnu Vinod

Mumbai Indians Released Players IPL 2024

Chris Jordan, Duan Jansen, Hrithik Shokeen, Jhye Richardson, Jofra Archer, Mohd. Arshad Khan, Raghav Goyal, Ramandeep Singh, Roley Meredith, Sandeep Warrier, Tristan Stubbs

Mumbai Indians can advance to playoffs

If MI can go to playoffs with the 2023 season squad then they can surely reach the mark again with this beefed up squad. Hardik Pandya will be the full-time captain of the team and he has experience of leading GT to a title win in their debut season in 2022.

Hardik Pandya, Gerald Coetzee, Romatio Shepherd and Nuwan Thushara will strengthen the MI squad for the 2024 season. They had a good batting line-up in the last edition and with Bumrah and Coetzee at the pace attack, they look more powerful now. The spin department is something they need to worry about.

Can MI Win IPL 2024?

As mentioned above, we are predicting that MI can qualify for the playoffs in the IPL 2024. We have all witnessed Mumbai Indians’ performance in the playoffs where they are quite difficult to beat and that is how the 5 IPL trophies are shining bright in their cabinet.

Mumbai Indians have a squad which can get them the much-awaited 6th title if they can utilise the players to their full-potential. Bumrah’s participation in the IPL 2024 will be a key factor for the team.

Mumbai Indians - Frequently Asked Questions

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• Who was the captain of Mumbai Indians in IPL 2012 ?

  Sachin Tendulkar stepped down from the captaincy just before the start of the IPL 2012 season. After him, Harbhajan Singh was appointed as the captain of Mumbai Indians for that season.

• How many times have Mumbai Indians won the IPL trophy?

  Mumbai Indians is the most successful IPL team, winning 5 trophies so far. They won the titles in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 & 2020.

• Who is the owner of Mumbai Indians?

  Mumbai Indians is owned by Reliance Industries. Mukesh Ambani is the chairman and MD of Reliance Industries. His wife and co-owner of the company, Nita Ambani is the face of franchise owners for the team who is usually seen along with the camp at the stadiums.

• Who is the coach of Mumbai Indians?

  Former Sri Lankan player Mahela Jayawardane is currently the head coach of Mumbai Indians. He was appointed in 2016 and under his coaching, the team has won the IPL titles in 2017, 2019 and 2020.

• Did Mumbai Indians win the Champions League?

  Mumbai Indians won the T20 Champions League title in 2011 and 2013.

• Why did MI release Kieron Pollard?

  Kieron Pollard was part of the Mumbai Indians franchise since 2010 and he became a star all-rounder for the team. With his brilliant performance in the 2013 season, he helped MI lift their first ever IPL trophy.

  After a poor performance in the last season of the IPL, the team management is looking for a transition and they released Kieron Pollard as he was not suitable for the team dynamics. Soon after his release, Pollard announced retirement from the IPL and was appointed as the batting coach for the MI team.