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Five-time Indian Premier League champions on Saturday revealed their jersey for the upcoming season of the IPL. Mumbai Indians will play their opening game of IPL 2022 against the Delhi Capitals on March 27 at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. During the IPL 2022 auction, MI bought a total of 21 players and now have a total of 25 players in their squad.
MI made Ishan Kishan their highest-paid player in auction at the cost of Rs. 15.25 crore. He also became the second-most expensive Indian player in IPL history. The Paltan also picked players like Murugan Ashwin, Jofra Archer, and Tim David who could make a great impact in the upcoming season.
The Mumbai Indians jersey has its trademark Blue color paired with golden strips printed over both shoulders. MI have logos of both Principal partners on the front and back sides of the jersey. The team logo is on the left side of the jersey with Associate Partners logos on the sleeves. MI has also retained its classic golden colors used for the player’s name and jersey number.
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MI Paltan had a salary cap of Rs. 48 crores in the 2022 auction. Earlier, the team retained four players in their squad for Rs. 42 crores. The 2020 IPL champions retained their captain Rohit Sharma for Rs. 16 crores, Jasprit Bumrah for Rs. 12 crores, Suryakumar Yadav for Rs. 8 crores, and Kieron Pollard for Rs. 6 crores.
Mumbai Indians have been the most successful franchise in the 14-year run of the Indian Premier League so far. They have won the titles 5 times in IPL 2013, IPL 2015, IPL 2017, IPL 2019, and IPL 2020. They also were the runners-up in the 2010 season. Similarly, the franchise has also made the playoffs 9 times out of 14.
The IPL 2021 didn’t turn out to be a great season for the team. The defending champions failed to qualify for the playoffs as they won seven games and lost seven games only to finish 5th spot in the points table. They lost the playoffs’ spot as they had an inferior Net-Run Rate to the eventual finalist Kolkata Knight Riders.
