IPL 2018, Mumbai Indians: Complete squad of MI after auction

Bengaluru, January 30: Defending champions Mumbai Indians will start the Indian Premier League 2018 as one of the favourites again.

The team will be captained by Rohit Sharma, who was retained along with fellow India internationals Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah.

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Pandya's elder brother Krunal, who bowls left-arm orthodox spin, will be a regular Starting XI star for Mumbai Indians owned by Reliance Industries (Nita Ambani).

Ambani also bid for top foreign T20 stars like Kieron Pollard of West Indies and Mustafizur Rahman of Bangladesh. Local flavour is also guaranteed in Siddhesh Lad, Aditya Tare and Surya Kumar Yadav.

Mumbai Indians will play the first game of IPL 2018, against returning Chennai Super Kings, on April 7 at the Wankhede Stadium.

Captain: Rohit Sharma

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Squad strength: 25

Overseas players: 8

Funds remaining: Rs 65 lakh

Player/s retained:

Indian: Rohit Sharma (Rs 15 crore), Hardik Pandya (Rs 11 crore), Jasprit Bumrah (Rs 7 crore)

Overseas: none

Bought at auction:

Indian: Krunal Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Surya Kumar Yadav, Rahul Chahar, Pradeep Sangwan, Saurabh Tiwary, Tajinder Dhillon, Siddhesh Lad, Aditya Tare, Mayank Markande, Sharad Lumba, Anukul Roy, Mohsin Khan, Nidheesh MD Dinesan.

Overseas: Kieron Pollard, Pat Cummins, Evin Lewis, Mustafizur Rahman, Ben Cutting, JP Duminy, Akila Dananjaya. Mitchell McClenaghan replaces Jason Behrendorff, who's been ruled out.

Costliest player/s for MI this season: Rohit Sharma - Rs 15 crore (retained), Hardik Pandya - Rs 11 crore (retained), Krunal Pandya - Rs 8.80 crore (at auction)