Mumbai Indians can face trouble due to IPL retention rule: The turmoil for IPL 2025 is still going on. There is a mega auction before the season and due to this all the franchises are busy brainstorming to retain the players. However, no rules have been announced regarding retention yet, but reports are claiming that this time the franchise will have the option to retain five players.
Of these, three players can be Indians and two foreigners. In such a situation, a franchise can retain a maximum of three Indian players. Due to this, five-time champion Mumbai Indians may face problems. They may be forced to release a big name from their squad.
Mumbai Indians may face difficulty
Mumbai Indians will retain Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, and Tilak Verma. Surya will lead the team, and Rohit has agreed to play under him. Hardik Pandya will be released, and MI will try to buy or RTM him in the auction.#MegaAuction #MumbaiIndians #IPL2025 pic.twitter.com/8IXp1xSF2N
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If the rule of retaining only three Indian players for IPL 2025 is finalized, then it can be a big problem for Mumbai Indians. MI has many great Indian players but the team will be able to retain only three of them. The Mumbai franchise has four strong players in the form of captain Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah and Suryakumar Yadav, who are match winners in themselves. However, due to the rule of three Indian players, Mumbai Indians may have to release one of them.
Either Rohit Sharma or Hardik Pandya may be dropped
In such a situation, Mumbai Indians will face the challenge of choosing any three of these four big players. MI will not make the mistake of releasing Indian team’s T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah, because it is difficult to find a replacement for both these players and the chances of buying them back in the mega auction will also be less. For this reason, Mumbai Indians will look to retain both of them, while one of Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya can be retained.
Rohit was removed from captaincy last season and there were reports that he is also angry with the MI management. In such a situation, it is possible that Rohit himself may leave the team. However, it is too early to say anything right now and we should wait for the official announcement from the franchise.