IPL 2025: Top 3 Players Likely to Leave Mumbai Indians

IPL 2025 might be 7 months away, but excitement is already building up. The mega auction for the upcoming season will start at the end of this year, and teams are gearing up to new players. Last season, the Mumbai Indians faced some drama when Hardik Pandya was named the new captain. Rohit Sharma, who had led the team for 10 years, was suddenly replaced by the former Gujarat Titans captain.

The Mumbai Indians (MI) had a tough end to their IPL 2024 season. Led by Hardik Pandya, they lost to the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at their home ground. They fell short by 18 runs while chasing a target of 215. This loss summed up MI’s rough season, leaving them at the bottom of the points table, which is only the second time in their history they’ve finished so low.

There were several reasons for MI’s disappointing performance, and they’re aiming for a comeback in IPL 2025. With the mega-auction coming up, the MI squad might look very different. Some players could be released, and others might join the auction even if the team wants to keep them. Let’s check out 3 players who might leave Mumbai Indians and enter the IPL 2025 mega-auction.

Top 3 Players who can leave Mumbai Indians for IPL 2025

3. Suryakumar Yadav

The third player on the list is Suryakumar Yadav. The right-handed batsman was kept by MI before the IPL 2022 mega-auction and earns Rs 8 crore. He could double his salary if he enters the auction. Suryakumar is a top T20 batsman and can win matches on his own.

Since Hardik is expected to be MI’s captain for IPL 2025, Suryakumar might not be their top pick. He could earn more than Rs 15 crore if he joins the IPL auction.

2. Jasprit Bumrah

MI didn’t consider Jasprit Bumrah for captain and chose Hardik instead. Even though Bumrah is the vice-captain of the Test team and might be Rohit’s successor as captain in the future, he probably wanted to lead the Mumbai Indians. But the team had other plans.

Bumrah never spoke publicly about the captaincy change, but he did post something mysterious after Hardik Pandya returned to MI last year. Another reason Bumrah might leave MI is his salary. He earns Rs 12 crore and could make more if he joins the auction.

1. Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma might be the top player who could decide to leave the Mumbai Indians. One big reason could be the captaincy issue. Rohit was taken off as captain before the IPL 2024. While he’s still leading Team India in all formats, he played under Hardik Pandya in the IPL.

It’s important to know that Hardik wasn’t with MI in IPL 2022 and 2023. The team brought him back through a trade before IPL 2024. His return nearly confirmed that he would be the team’s captain, which led to the surprising decision made before the IPL 2024 mini-auction. If Rohit leaves MI, it would be his first time in the IPL auction since 2011.

Our cricket bet pro sources also says that Kolkata Knight Riders are interested in all these players. Rohit was the first captain to win 5 IPL titles with MI, a record later matched by Chennai Super Kings’ captain MS Dhoni. So, when the team decided to replace Rohit with Pandya, it sparked a lot of criticism and backlash from the franchise’s fans.

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