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The IPL 2022 Mega Auction saw aggressive bidding from Mumbai Indians management. The five-time champions were in no mood to sit back as Zaheer Khan was there to lead the charge for MI. The former India pacer helped Mumbai to get back most players from the previous edition. Mumbai had walked into the mega auction with 48 crores in their bag.
They made their choice wisely and knew that they have a brilliant core in the form of Rohit Sharma, Japrit Bumrah, Kieron Pollard, and Suryakumar Yadav. But they tried getting a few of their ex-players back in the hut. MI bidding for Quinton de Kock and Trent Boult for a while but found the price too high so decided to stay put. They did not make a purchase in the first half. However, they came all guns blazing for Ishan Kishan and spent 15.25 CR on him. They also bought U19 sensation Dewald Brevis who also goes by the name of Baby AB among his teammates.
Mumbai loosened their purse a bit on Day 2 and got two bowlers in the form of Jaydev Unadkat and Mayank Markande. Their wait on Day 1 was worth it as they got two of the most sought players, Jofra Archer and Tim David. MI went with all capacity for these players and spent a whopping 16.25 CR on Archer and David.
Mumbai Indians squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Jasprit Bumrah, Kieron Pollard, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Dewald Brevis, Basil Thampi, Murugan Ashwin, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, Jofra Archer, Tim David, Sanjay Yadav, Tymal Mills, Daniel Sams, Arjun Tendulkar, Anmolpreet Singh, N Tilak Verma, Riley Meredith, Mohd Arshad Khan, Rahul Buddhi, Hrithik Shokeen, Aryan Juyal, Fabian Allen, Ramandeep Singh
