Published: Feb 16, 2015, 10:11 AM (IST)
Edited: Aug 31, 2016, 12:21 PM (IST)
Hello and welcome to Cricketcountry’s coverage of the IPL 2015 Auction for Mumbai Indians. Catch all the live updates for the team’s action in the auction. ANALYSIS Mumbai Indians in IPL Player Auction 2015: Major purchases with hopes of 2nd title victory
Mumbai Indians (MI) are another side that will look for a major reworking. The experience of Kallis could come in handy for what is largely a young side. Alternately, they could try to rope in the likes of Pietersen or Taylor. IPL 2015 Player Auction Live Updates
Mumbai retained a total of five players during the 2014 mega auctions in the form of Rohit Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, Ambati Rayudu, Kieron Pollard and Lasith Malinga. 16 more players were bough during the auctions as they strengthened their team to 21 players as they finished fourth in the season.
Finally, after going through an interesting auction ceremony, Mumbai Indians have managed to buy 10 players, with Aaron Finch being the valuable player for Rs. 3.20 crore. The other likes of Pragyan Ojha, Abhimanyu Mithun, Mitchell McClenaghan (NZ), Aiden Blizzard (Aus) and others were also bought by them. Read: Mumbai Indian’s top 2015 purchase for 2nd IPL title
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Following are the players bought by Mumbai Indians (MI) in IPL 2015 Auction:
|
Players |
Base Price |
Selling Price |
Playing Role |
Country |
| Aaron Finch | Rs. 1,00,00,000 | Rs. 3,20,00,000 | Batsman | Australia |
| Pragyan Ojha | Rs. 50,00,000 | Rs. 50,00,000 | Bowler | India |
| Mitchell McClenaghan | Rs. 30,00,000 | Rs. 30,00,000 | Bowler | New Zealand |
| Akshay Wakhare | Rs. 10,00,000 | Rs. 10,00,000 | Bowler | India |
| Nitish Rana | Rs. 10,00,000 | Rs. 10,00,000 | Batsman | India |
| Siddhesh Lad | Rs. 10,00,000 | Rs. 10,00,000 | Batsman | India |
| J Suchith | Rs. 10,00,000 | Rs. 10,00,000 | Batsman | India |
| Hardik Pandya | Rs. 10,00,000 | Rs. 10,00,000 | Batsman | India |
| Abhimanyu Mithun | Rs. 30,00,000 | Rs. 30,00,000 | Bowler | India |
| Aiden Blizzard | Rs. 30,00,000 | Rs. 30,00,000 | Batsman | Australia |
Players retained by Mumbai Indians (MI) for IPL 8
| Name | Role | Country |
| Rohit Sharma | Batsman | India |
| Aditya Tare | Wicket Keeper/Batsman | India |
| Ambati Rayudu | Batsman | India |
| Corey Anderson | All-rounder | New Zealand |
| Harbhajan Singh | Bowler | India |
| Jasprit Bumrah | Bowler | India |
| Josh Hazlewood | Bowler | Australia |
| Kieron Pollard | All-roundder | West Indies |
| Lasith Malinga | Bowler | Sri Lanka |
| Marchant de Lange | Bowler | South Africa |
| Pawan Suyal | Bowler | India |
| Shreyas Gopal | Bowler | India |
| Lendl Simmons | Batsman | West Indies |
| Unmukt Chand | Batsman | India |
| Vinay Kumar | Bowler | India |
| Parthiv Patel | Wicket Keeper/Batsman | India |
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The 2015 IPL auction is all set to take place in Bangalore on Monday for the upcoming season this year, which will be the eighth edition of the cash-rich league. Around 200 players are expected to go through the auctions with the eight franchises to battle it out with their funds. Delhi Daredevils will be the team to watch out for as they have released most of their players and look to rebuild their team in wake of the dismal performance last season, thus finishing at the bottom of the table.
