Mumbai Indians retain 18 players, Rohit Sharma continue to lead as a captain
Thursday, 15 November 2018 (17:16 IST)
Mumbai: Mumbai Indians have retained 18 players ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 player auction. Rohit Sharma the most successful captain in IPL will continue to lead Mumbai Indians.
Mumbai Indians continue with the talents it has identified and nurtured over the years.
Tare, Ishan Kisan, Rahul Chahar, Anukul Roy and Suryakumar Yadav continue with the
three-time champions.
To maintain the mix of experience and youth, the franchise has retained Kieron Pollard,
Ben Cutting, destructive opener Evin Lewis and Kiwi pair of Mitchell McClenaghan and
Adam Milne.
The management has also backed Australia's T20 specialist Jason Behrendorff after
the left-arm quick was recalled to the national side to face the Proteas.The franchise has released 10 players which include 1 capped, 5 uncapped and 4
international players.
South Africa's Jean-Paul Duminy has been released along with Australian fast-bowler Pat Cummins who was ruled out before the start of IPL 2018. Bangladesh's Mustafizur Rahman and Sri Lankan spinner Akila Dananjaya have also been released.
Mumbai Indians have also released Saurabh Tiwary, Pradeep Sangwan, Sharad Lumba, Tajinder Singh Dhillon. UP pacer Mohsin Khan and Kerala's MD Nidheesh also find themselves in the released players' list.