IPL franchise Mumbai Indians have usually targetted big-money buys during player auctions in the earlier editions of the tournament. However, they suprisingly opted to invest in only low budget acquisitions this time.
Indian cricketer Barinder Sran was the most expensive addition to the side after being purchased for Rs 3.40 crore.
The franchise further opted to invest in experienced cricketers like Lasith Malinga and Yuvraj Singh, purchasing the duo at their base prices of Rs 2 crore and Rs 1 crore respectively.
Not only this, the Mumbai Indians also invested in emerging youngsters like Anmolpreet Singh, Pankaj Jaiswal and Rasikh Salam.
Here is the list of fixtures involving the Rajasthan Royals during the first two weeks of the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as announced by the BCCI on Tuesday:
24th March – Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals- 8PM
28th March – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians- 8PM
30th March – Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians- 4PM
3rd April – Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings- 8PM
Retained: Evin Lewis, Kieron Pollard, Ben Cutting, Mitchell McClenaghan, Adam Milne, Jason Behrendorff, Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah, Krunal Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Mayank Markande, Rahul Chahar, Anukul Roy, Siddhesh Lad, Aditya Tare, Quinton de Kock, Hardik Pandya.
New Players: Lasith Malinga- Rs 2 crore, Anmolpreet Singh- Rs 80 lakh, Barindar Sran- Rs 3.4 crore, Pankaj Jaiswal- Rs 20 lakh, Rasikh Dar- Rs 20 lakh.
Source: Zee News