4 Bargain buys by Mumbai Indians over the years

Mumbai Indians are one of the most successful IPL teams, winning the tournament thrice. The brand of Mumbai evolved in 2008 itself when Mukesh Ambani bought the rights. Ahead of the 2008 IPL auction, Sachin Tendulkar was drafted as the 'Icon' player.

In the 2008 IPL auction, the likes of Sanath Jayasuriya, Lasith Malinga, and Harbhajan Singh.

The bargain buys of Mumbai Indians started right from the 1st edition of IPL. The success of Mumbai based franchise lies in the bargain buys they made over the seasons.

The side has mastered the art of assembling in players for a lower price and transform them into big stage players. They have relied on the local Mumbai talent and also on the domestic circuit talent.

Here in this article, we take a look at some players of Mumbai, who were labeled a Bargain buy.

#4 Krunal Pandya

Krunal Pandya.

The Baroda all-rounder made his IPL debut in 2016 against Gujarat Lions. Krunal Pandya, the elder brother of Hardik Pandya, was draft by Mumbai Indians for INR 2 crore.

He was impressive in the 2nd half of the tournament, scoring 237 runs in his 12 innings. One of his famous innings came against Delhi Daredevils, scoring 86 runs.

The 27-year-old all-rounder was equally good both with the bat and ball. He continued his form in the domestic circuit as well.

In the 2018 player auction, Krunal Pandya was draft by Mumbai for a whopping price of INR 8.8 crores. Mumbai exercised their RTM on the exciting all-rounder. Krunal Pandya's overall performance.

Matches- 39, Runs- 708, Wickets- 28

#3 Lasith Malinga

Lasith Malinga

Lasith Malinga, the Sri-Lankan pacer was draft by Mumbai Indians for USD 350,000 in the inaugural edition of IPL. Malinga is the highest wicket-taker in the history of IPL, scalping 154 wickets. He was known for his variation of slower balls.

Later on, he was synonymous with Mumbai's success, across editions. His last IPL appearance came against Rising Pune Supergiant in 2017. He continues to be an integral part of the Mumbai setup, as he is the current bowling coach.

Malinga has been phenomenal both for his national squad as well as for Mumbai Indians. Currently, he's finding it hard to make a comeback to his national team. Malinga will be in the history books for sure, owing to his death bowling.

Matches- 110, Wickets-154

#2 Jasprit Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah has been one of the finds of IPL. He made his debut against Royal Challengers Bangalore in 201 and grabbed attention when he got Virat Kohli out. His bowling style was the most talked one, way back in 2013.

With his success in IPL, Bumrah got his maiden call to the Indian side in 2016 against Australia. Bumrah was drafted in for INR 1.2 crore and has remained an integral part of Mumbai from then.

Jasprit was quite impressive in the series against Australia, then went on to play the 2016 T-20 World cup held in India.

With a mentor in the form of Lasith Malinga, Bumrah has emerged as one of the best in world cricket.

Matches- 61, Wickets- 63

#1 Hardik Pandya

Hardik Pandya

Hardik Pandya made his international debut against Australia in 2016. He was also part of the Indian World T20 squad in 2016. Pandya's all-round heroics in the Syed Mushtaq Ali tournament grabbed the attention of the Mumbai Indians, and the younger Pandya made his IPL debut against Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2015. His ability to hit the ball out of the park made him a household name.

Hardik was draft by Mumbai Indians for his base price of INR.10 lakh in the 2015 player auctions.

In 2018 IPL, Hardik scalped 18 wickets in his 13 games and ended up as Mumbai's highest wicket-taker in 2018 edition.

With age on his side, Hardik can do wonders for India in the future.

Matches- 50, Runs- 666, Wickets- 28