IPL 2025 Auction: Here's why Mumbai Indians could retain Rohit Sharma

Harbhajan Singh's predicted retained players for Mumbai Indians ahead of IPL 2025 mega auction are Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma and Nehal Wadhera

The highly anticipated Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 players' retention list will be disclosed by all ten franchises on October 31 at 5 PM IST. With each franchise allowed to retain only a maximum of six players, speculation is rife about which key players may be released.

 

Attention is particularly focused on Mumbai Indians (MI), who faced backlash from fans after replacing their captain last season, a move that saw Hardik Pandya receiving boos at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. With Rohit Sharma’s era as captain appearing to conclude, his retention by the franchise seems uncertain. 

 

However, former India bowler Harbhajan Singh believes Mumbai Indians might still retain Rohit, citing his recent T20 World Cup win as captain. "He has just won the World Cup as a captain, so I think he should be retained, and he will be," Harbhajan commented on Star Sports, IPL’s official broadcaster.  Rohit Sharma captaincy stats in Indian Premier League 

Rohit Sharma IPL captaincy record and stats
Captain name	Span	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw	NR	W/L	Win percentage	Loss percentage	Tied percentage	Draw percentage	No result percentage	Overall percentage
Rohit Sharma (MI)	2013-2023	158	87	67	4	0	0	1.29	55.06	42.4	2.53	0	0	56.32

  Rohit Sharma IPL stats 

Rohit Sharm batting & fielding Stats in IPL
Year	Mat	No	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	CT	ST
Career	257	29	6628	109*	29.72	5054	131.14	2	43	599	280	101	0
2024	14	1	417	105*	32.08	278	150	1	1	45	23	3	0
2023	16	0	332	65	20.75	250	132.8	0	2	35	17	1	0
2022	14	0	268	48	19.14	223	120.18	0	0	28	13	7	0
2021	13	0	381	63	29.3	299	127.42	0	1	33	14	1	0
2020	12	0	332	80	27.66	260	127.69	0	3	27	19	6	0
2019	15	1	405	67	28.92	315	128.57	0	2	52	10	4	0
2018	14	2	286	94	23.83	215	133.02	0	2	25	12	8	0
2017	17	2	333	67	23.78	273	121.97	0	3	31	9	10	0
2016	14	3	489	85*	44.45	368	132.88	0	5	49	16	2	0
2015	16	2	482	98*	34.42	333	144.74	0	3	41	21	5	0
2014	15	2	390	59*	30	302	129.13	0	3	31	16	5	0
2013	19	5	538	79*	38.42	409	131.54	0	4	35	28	7	0
2012	17	2	433	109*	30.92	342	126.6	1	3	39	18	13	0
2011	16	3	372	87	33.81	297	125.25	0	3	32	13	7	0
2010	16	2	404	73	28.85	302	133.77	0	3	36	14	9	0
2009	16	3	362	52	27.84	315	114.92	0	1	22	18	5	0
2008	13	1	404	76*	36.72	273	147.98	0	4	38	19	8	0

 

Harbhajan went on to predict five players Mumbai Indians could retain. Besides Hardik Pandya, he suggested that Jasprit Bumrah and Suryakumar Yadav would be secure in the lineup.

 

Harbhajan Singh's predicted retained players for Mumbai Indians ahead of IPL 2025 mega auction

• Hardik Pandya
• Jasprit Bumrah
• Suryakumar Yadav
• Rohit Sharma
• Tilak Varma
• Nehal Wadhera (uncapped player)