6 times Mumbai Indians overspent on their players at the IPL auction

#1 Kieron Pollard - Rs 5.4 crore, 2018 auction

Pollard has been a match-winner for MI

Kieron Pollard has played a number of match-winning innings over the years. Pollard has bailed Mumbai Indians out of precarious situations a number of times and has thus been a big part of the franchise. Pollard has also contributed with the ball and in the field by taking some stunning acrobatic catches. However, his form his dipped in the last couple of years.

The all-rounder has struggled to get going with the bat and has looked clueless against quality bowling attacks. Mumbai Indians did not retain him coming into the auction as they retained the India trio of Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, and Jasprit Bumrah. But they retained the Trinidadian by using the RTM card for 5.4 crore rupees.

Unfortunately, Pollard's performance was underwhelming during the season and he was a major reason for Mumbai Indians' dismal IPL 2018. He scored 133 runs in 9 matches, numbers you don't expect from a player worth 5.4 crores.