Updated On: 31 October, 2024 06:38 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Hardik Pandya returned to Mumbai Indians in the 2024 edition and was appointed as captain by replacing Rohit Sharma. Earlier, following the captaincy controversy, there were rumours surrounding Rohit Sharma would likely leave the franchise and would go under the hammer ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction

Hardik Pandya (Pic: X/@mipaltan)
Ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, Mumbai Indians (MI) have retained five players. Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma are the players retained by Mumbai Indians.