Mumbai Indians Cricket Operations Director Zaheer Khan has said that he will try to recapture those who could not be retained in the team. Zaheer said that everything is not over as the players have been put up for auction and he will try to get them back. Rohit Sharma, Jaspreet Bumra, Kieron Pollard and Suryakumar Yadav have been retained in the Mumbai squad ahead of the IPL’s 15th season mega auction. (Zaheer Khan MI players)
Many of the players grew up through the Mumbai Indians. Many of them played on the national team. There is pride in that. Separating the stars is heartbreaking. There is an opportunity to bring many of them back. Zaheer Khan said that he will try for that.
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The release of team captain Lokesh Rahul ahead of the IPL 2022 season by the Punjab Kings has drawn a lot of criticism. However, the club said they had tried to retain Rahul and did not retain him because they wanted to leave the team. Punjab Kings coach Anil Kumble made the announcement.
Kumble said in a video posted on the IPL website that the team was trying to build on Rahul. It even aimed at making Rahul captain two years ago. But Kumble said Rahul wanted to leave the team.
There will be 10 teams from next season. With the release of the list of players retaining existing teams, the two new franchises will be able to add three players to the team before the auction. Meanwhile, it has been reported that there will be no more mega star auctions in the IPL. Some national media outlets have reported that the auction ahead of the 2022 season will be the last and there will be no more mega auctions. It is reported that the pre-2022 mega auction will take place next month.
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