What is Sachin Tendulkar’s role in Mumbai Indians, all you need to know about legend’s involvement with Mukesh Ambani-owned team
New Delhi: The IPL 2025 Mega Auction has been rapped up after a rapid accelerated biding of unsold players, where Arjun Tendulkar son of Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar joined the team for the upcoming season at the base price of 30 lakh. His fans were in shock after Mumbai Indians dint bid for him at first but the bowling all rounder was picked and re-signed by the Mukesh Ambani led side on the very last round of the historic auction.
Arjun Tendulkar will be joining Mumbai Indians side that means he will be joining his father Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin Tendulkar has been the part of Mumbai Indians in different capacity since the inaugural season of this mega event. But have you ever thought what exactly his roles in the five times tittle winning side along with the Chennai Super Kings. Is he the head coach? or is he just a mentor for MI in IPL? Here is the answer of all your question.
Sachin Tendulkar has been the icon of and Mumbai Indians and plays a part time role in the team. He doesn’t stay with the team throughout the season. In the year 2020 when the IPL was being held in UAE, courtesy, Covid-19 the master blaster avoided traveling with the team and also missed the first half of IPL 2021 and later joined the team for the second half of the mega event.
During IPL 2023, Sachin posted a picture from a family outing while Arjun was occupied with his IPL duties. Arjun has been with MI since 2021, playing 4 matches in 2023 and one in 2024.
When did Sachin Tendulkar join MI as icon?
Sachin retired from the IPL after winning the trophy in 2013 but continued with MI as their icon before the 2014 season, a role he has held since. Mahela Jayawardene serves as MI’s head coach, overseeing team management. Sachin has worked alongside Ricky Ponting, Jayawardene, and Mark Boucher, with Jayawardene returning to the role after IPL 2024.
Hardik Pandya to Continue as MI Captain
Hardik Pandya will remain the captain of Mumbai Indians for IPL 2025. The star all-rounder made his return to MI as captain ahead of IPL 2024, after leading Gujarat Titans in IPL 2022 and 2023.
Key Players for MI in IPL 2025
– Jasprit Bumrah
– Hardik Pandya
– Suryakumar Yadav
– Rohit Sharma
– Tilak Varma
New Additions
– Trent Boult (Bowler) – ₹12.50 crore
– Naman Dhir (Uncapped All-Rounder) – ₹5.5 crore
– Robin Minz (Uncapped Wicket-keeper) – ₹65 lakh
– Karn Sharma (Uncapped Bowler) – ₹50 lakh
– Ryan Rickelton (Wicket-keeper) – ₹1 crore
– Deepak Chahar (Bowler) – ₹9.25 crore
– Allah Ghazanfar (Bowler) – ₹4.80 crore
– Will Jacks (All-Rounder) – ₹5.25 crore
– Ashwin Kumar (Bowler) – ₹30 lakh
– Mitchell Santner (All-Rounder) – ₹2 crore
– Reece Topley (Bowler) – ₹75 lakh
– Shrijith Krishnan (Wicketkeeper) – ₹30 lakh
– Raj Angad Bawa (All-Rounder) – ₹30 lakh
– Venkata Satyanarayana Raju (Bowler) – ₹30 lakh
– Bevon Jacobs (Batter) – ₹30 lakh
– Arjun Tendulkar (Bowler) – ₹30 lakh
– Lizaad Williams (Bowler) – ₹75 lakh
– Vignesh Puthur (All-Rounder) – ₹30 lakh