5 Greatest Mumbai Indians players in IPL history

The joint-most successful franchise in IPL history, Mumbai Indians have had some of the greatest players in cricketing history in their 16 years of existence. In their initial years, Mumbai had the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Sanath Jayasuriya and Shaun Pollock among others and later, the likes of Ricky Ponting, Andrew Symonds, and Mitchell Johnson joined, which made it a legendary franchise. They were never shy about spending on quality cricketers and courtesy of the same, Mumbai hosted multiple legends in the past.

The present looks stunning as well. Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah and Suryakumar Yadav are modern-day greats and surely played their part in making MI one of the most successful teams in history, with five championships to their name. Now, since so many legendary cricketers played for Mumbai, the question arises, which players deserve to be in the top five?

Here’s our list:

5. Jasprit Bumrah

Ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah is arguably the most important player in Mumbai Indians at the moment. He is the best seamer in the country and played a massive role in helping India win the T20 World Cup 2024 and qualify for the ODI World Cup 2023. The franchise understands the value he brings to the table and for the same reason, Bumrah has been retained for INR 18 crore ahead of IPL 2025 mega-auction. He was also their first retention.

The 30-year-old has played 136 matches for Mumbai in the IPL and picked up 168 wickets. He has played a vital role in helping the team win all five IPL titles and will be hoping to add a few more before he calls time. Notably, he is the highest wicket-taker in three of their IPL title wins, taking 20 wickets in 2017, 19 in 2019, and 27 in 2020. 

Bumrah is one such player that has never played for any other franchise and its very unlikely that he will leave. There were talks of him leaving ahead of the IPL 2025 season but MI showed their respect, giving him the first retention and there’s no doubt that he shares an excellent rapport with the team management.

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