Mumbai Indians is building a strong team for the future. The team would further want to make some improvements before the next season. In recent times, the franchise has faced issues regarding injuries. It will be interesting to see what decisions they take before the upcoming auctions. Here, we take a look at three players Mumbai Indians could surprisingly retain before the IPL 2024 Auctions.
1) Jason Behrendorff
The Australian cricketer has been inconsistent in the IPL. Also, he is more favoured to bowl in the powerplay rather than the other phases of the innings.
However, MI might note that such specialists are not available in the current market. Hence, the franchise could retain the talented cricketer.
2) Jhye Richardson could be retained for IPL 2024
Jhye Richardson is one of the players Mumbai Indians could surprisingly retain before IPL 2024 Auctions. The Australian pace bowler was ruled out of the last season due to an injury. A few weeks ago, as well, he suffered another injury. It might not be wise for a franchise to retain an injury-prone cricketer.
However, Jhye is a promising player and might be a long-term part of the Australian pace attack across formats. It is just that he is having fitness issues right now. If he can somehow avoid them, he would be a solid option to have in the team.
3) Jofra Archer
With Jofra Archer‘s situation last season, many would be expecting Mumbai Indians to release the Englishman. He is having too many injury problems and even when he was fit last season, his performances did not hit the peak. Hence, there are doubts about him for the future.
That said, Jofra is yet to bowl alongside Bumrah. This is a partnership many are looking forward to. Jofra might change completely as a bowler with Bumrah also in the team. With better role clarity and lesser pressure, he can express himself more freely. Hence, MI could take another risk.
