Mumbai Indians are a franchise cricket team based in Mumbai that play in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They are one of eight teams that competed in the 2017 Indian Premier League. Rohit Sharma was the captain of the team for the fifth season in succession, while Mahela Jayawardene was in his first season as the team's coach. The Mumbai Indians drew an average home attendance of 26,000 in the 2017 Indian Premier League. Mumbai Indians won the 2017 IPL Final by defeating Rising Pune Supergiants by 1 run thus winning their 3rd title.
Offseason
In November 2016, Mahela Jayawardene was appointed head coach, replacing Ricky Ponting.
Auction
The player auction for the 2017 Indian Premier League was held on 20 February in Bangalore. The Mumbai Indians bought the following players at the auction:
Nicholas Pooran Mitchell Johnson K Gowtham Karn Sharma Saurabh Tiwary Asela Gunaratne Kulwant Khejroliya
Squad Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Salary Notes Batsmen7 Siddhesh Lad Right-handed Right-arm off break 2015 9 Ambati Rayudu Right-handed Right-arm off break 2014 (since 2010) Occasional wicket-keeper15 Saurabh Tiwary Left-handed 2017 27 Nitish Rana Left-handed Right-arm off break 2015 45 Rohit Sharma Right-handed Right-arm off break 2014 (since 2011) Captain54 Lendl Simmons Right-handed Right-arm medium 2014 Overseas All-rounders11 Hardik Pandya Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2015 12 Karn Sharma Left-handed Right-arm leg break googly 2017 19 Shreyas Gopal Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2014 24 Krunal Pandya Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2016 55 Kieron Pollard Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2014 (since 2010) Overseas/Vice-captain Deepak Punia Right-handed Right-arm medium 2016 Asela Gunaratne Right-handed Right-arm medium 2017 Overseas Wicket-keepers63 Jos Buttler Right-handed 2016 Overseas72 Parthiv Patel Left-handed 2015 Jitesh Sharma Right-handed 2016 Nicholas Pooran Left-handed 2017 Overseas Bowlers3 Harbhajan Singh Right-handed Right-arm off break 2014 (since 2008) 16 Jagadeesha Suchith Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2015 23 Vinay Kumar Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2015 25 Mitchell Johnson Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2017 Overseas38 Tim Southee Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2016 Overseas81 Mitchell McClenaghan Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2015 Overseas93 Jasprit Bumrah Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2014 (since 2013) 99 Lasith Malinga Right-handed Right-arm fast 2014 (since 2008) Overseas Krishnappa Gowtham Right-handed Right-arm off break 2017 Kulwant Khejroliya Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2017
Season standings
Match summary
Matches
Playoffs Qualifier 1
Qualifier 2
Final
References
External links Official Website