¿Por qué Rohit Sharma ocupa el cuarto lugar en la lista de jugadores retenidos de MI para la IPL 2025?

The five-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians retained Rohit Sharma at the fourth spot in their IPL retention list. As a result, Rohit Sharma will not see his IPL salary getting raised for the 2025 edition. Currently, Rohit is getting paid Rs 16.30 crore to represent Mumbai Indians in IPL. But why Mumbai Indians retained Rohit Sharma for the 4th spot? Let us find out.

Why MI retained Rohit Sharma in 4th spot?

As per reports, Rohit Sharma himself volunteered to come in as MI’s fourth retention, just so the young guns could grab the spotlight. The veteran has already retired from the T20I format as he figured that the 4th retention might be better suited for him as he also paves way for the youngsters.

MI retained players list

The five-time IPL champs, Mumbai Indians, made a conscious effort to retain their core players ahead of the mega auction for the IPL 2025. Express pacer Jasprit Bumrah is the top retention for them, while their last season captain Hardik Pandya has been retained despite a lot said about his captaincy and performance. The five-time champions have also managed to keep their former captain Rohit Sharma in the team while India’s T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav will also play for MI in IPL 2025.

Mumbai Indians retained players list

Hardik Pandya (16.35 crore), Rohit Sharma (16.35 crore), Suryakumar Yadav (16.35 crore), Tilak Varma (8 crore), Jasprit Bumrah (18 crore)

Released Players

Ishan Kishan, Arjun Tendulkar, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Nehal Wadhera, Shams Mulani, Vishnu Vinod, Piyush Chawla, Shreyas Gopal, Anshul Kamboj, Shivalik Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Mohammad Nabi, Nuwan Thushara, Gerald Coetzee, Kwena Maphaka, Luke Wood.