After all the talk of Hardik Pandya being traded with Mumbai Indians, here's their official released and retained list:
Mumbai Indians have officially announced their retained and released players on Sunday. The likes of Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Cameron Green, Tim David and Jasprit Bumrah were retained by the MI side. However, the likes of Tristan Stubbs, Chris Jordan and most notably, Jofra Archer have been released ahead of the auction. (IND Vs AUS Blog | IPL Trading Highlights)
Mumbai Indians had earlier traded West Indies all-rounder Romario Shepherd from Lucknow Super Giants. A statement from IPL's media advisory read, "Romario Shepherd has been traded to Mumbai Indians (MI) from Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) during the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) trading window ahead of the IPL 2024. Shepherd, who has played 4 IPL matches, representing LSG and Sunrisers Hyderabad, was traded to MI for his existing fee of INR 50 Lakh."
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Also, Mumbai Indians have roped in the services of their former player Lasith Malinga from Rajasthan Royals (RR) whereas Shane Bond has gone the other way. 40-year old Malinga will be joining hands with coach Mark Boucher and Kieron Pollard as they look ahead of the big season.
Full List Of Retained Players By MI:
Rohit Sharma (c), Dewald Brevis, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Vishnu Vinod, Arjun Tendulkar, Cameron Green, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Kartikeya, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Jason Behrendorff, Romario Shepherd (from LSG).
Full List Of Released Players By MI:
Mohd. Arshad Khan, Ramandeep Singh, Hrithik Shokeen, Raghav Goyal, Jofra Archer, Tristan Stubbs, Duan Jansen, Jhye Richardson, Riley Meredith, Chris Jordan, Sandeep Warrier.
Remaining Purse For IPL 2024 Auction:
Rs 15.25 crore