After retaining their top six players for Rs 75 crore, the Mumbai Indians had only a purse of Rs 45 crores for the mega auction and jumped into the action late in the day when they secured New Zealand's experienced left-arm pacer Trent Boultknown for his deadly yorkers and early strikes for Rs 12.50. This means Boult, who took 16 wickets in IPL2024 but was still released by Rajasthan Royals, will wear the MI jersey again and be reunited with India's ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah at MI.Boult finished the powerplay with 12 wickets, the most for a bowler in IPL-2024.
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The 'jugalbandi' of Bumrah and Boult were instrumental in MI's title-winning campaign in 2020. It was her fifth and final title.
In total, 35-year-old Boult has represented as many as five teams Sunrisers Hyderabad before moving to Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Capitals, MI and RR in the cash-rich league.
Ashwin returns home to CSK
It was so spicy R. Ashwin on the Chennai Super Kings He bought it that he even “sold” himself to the franchise in a mock auction on his YouTube channel. Ultimately, it was a 'homey home' for the veteran Indian off-spinner as he was signed by CSK for 9.75 Cr. Rupees taken over.
When RR decided to invest in youth, Ashwin had a chance to return to CSK, for whom he played from 2010 to 2015.
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