Mumbai Indians Dilemma – Player Retention from Spotted Talents

There will be mega auction for Indian Premiere League in 2022 and rules are already set by governing council. There are two new teams from 2022 season. This has increased competition and all franchisees need to take tough decisions on player selection.

Mumbai Indians team is known for their best spotted talents. They nurture talents and make players big in cricket world. Famous examples are Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Krunal Pandya and many other young talents. They invested heavily in this new talent pool. Rules of this year Indian Premiere League make it very difficult for Mumbai Indians to consider options for retention.

Rohit Sharma will lead Mumbai Indians team and he is most successful captain in Indian Premiere League. He is very experienced batsman at opening.

Jasprit Bumrah will be main lead bowler who has very good record at international level. He is main bowler for India cricket team. He will be in retention list.

Kieron Pollard will be third retained player. He is all rounder and he is experienced at 5 and 6 number. He will be in playing 11 always. In absence of Rohit Sharma, he is handling captaincy. He is match winner player. Even though his recent performance is not up to the mark but still he will be retained.

Fourth option for retention will be highly difficult for Mumbai Indians where their dilemma starts. They need to pick from their spotted talent pool but the choice is only one. From Ishan Kashan, Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav; they need to pick only one. These three players are also in radar for other teams and specially for newly created teams.

Hear comes flexibility of team and different roles a player can play. Suryakumar Yadav is batsman playing at 3 and 4 number. Hardik Pandya is all rounder and handy at 5 and 6 number with Pollard. He can be fifth bowler. However, his current form is not up to the mark with bowling. Ishan Kishan is batsman with flexibility of playing at opening or at 3 and 4 number. He can act as wicket keeper. Mumbai Indians will release Quinton De Kock. In earlier formats of Indian Premiere League, both wicket keepers were there in playing 11. This reduces chance of adding extra bowler or all rounder in team. Ishan Kishan can give this flexibility in the team. So, he will be sure choice for retention.

Retained Players Possibility – Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Kieron Pollard, Ishan Kishan