IPL 2017 title winners Mumbai Indians decided to retain three Indian players with skipper Rohit Sharma, seamer Jasprit Bumrah and allrounder Hardik Pandya coming back to the side. The defending champions decided to release Harbhajan Singh, Kieron Pollard and Lasith Malinga, who have been with the franchise since the start of the tournament in 2008. Krunal Pandya, who proved himself to be an exciting domestic talent, was not retained, but with the side having the option to retain 2 uncapped players, it is highly likely the second Pandya brother will return to the franchise. Lasith Malinga and Kieron Pollard can also return via RTM, but with the franchise picking up 3 Indian capped players, it means they cannot use a card for Harbhajan Singh.
Mumbai Indians full squad:
Rohit Sharma (Retained)
Jasprit Bumrah (Retained)
Hardik Pandya (Retained)
Kieron Pollard (Retained via RTM) – Rs 5.4 crore
Aditya Tare – Rs 20 lakh
Mustafizur Rahman – Rs 2.2 crore
Pat Cummins – Rs 5.4 crore
Suryakumar Yadav – Rs 3.2 crore
Krunal Pandya – Rs 8.8 crore (Retained via RTM)
Ishan Kishan – Rs 6.2 crore
Rahul Chahar – Rs 1.9 crore
Evin Lewis – Rs 3.8 crore
Saurabh Tiwary – Rs 80 lakh
Ben Cutting – Rs 2.2 crore
Pradeep Sangwan – Rs 1.5 crore
JP Duminy – Rs 1 crore
Jason Behrendorff – Rs 1.5 crore
Tajinder Dhillon – Rs 55 lakh
Sharad Lumba – Rs 20 lakh
Siddhesh Lad – Rs 20 lakh
Mayank Markande – Rs 20 Lakh
Akila Dananjaya – Rs 50 Lakh
Anukul Roy – Rs 20 Lakh
Mohsin Khan – Rs 20 lakh
Nidheesh MD Dineshan – Rs 20 Lakh