Mumbai Indians players list 2009 - Mumbai made three buys in the auction. JP Duminy was snapped up for a whopping $950,000, while Mohammad Ashraful could be a steal for the Twenty20 format at $75,000; in between, fast bowler Kyle Mills, who will help compensate for the missing Shaun Pollock. Zaheer Khan, on current form, is a vital addition to cover up for the South African's bowling skills. In another swap, Mumbai sold Ashish Nehra and brought in Delhi's Shikhar Dhawan, a move to compensate for Uthappa's departure. Two key signings, though, came before the auction. They are limited-over specialists from the English county circuit, allrounders Graham Napier and Ryan McLaren - a Kolpak player South Africa wanted to get back after their ODI losses in England last year.
The team has three Sri Lankans in Sanath Jayasuriya, Lasith Malinga and Dilhara Fernando, all of whom are available for the entire tournament. Mumbai were unlucky last time to miss Sachin Tendulkar, who was injured, and Harbhajan Singh - banned for his infamous slap - for the bulk of the tournament. If they manage to get it right, they would perhaps be able to do justice to Mumbai's tag of domestic giants.
Mumbai Indians players list 2009:
1 Sanath Jayasuriya,
2 Sachin Tendulkar,
3 Shikhar Dhawan,
4 & 5 Dwayne Bravo/ Ryan McLaren/ JP Duminy/ Graham Napier,
6 Abhishek Nayar,
7 Yogesh Takawale (wk),
8 Harbhajan Singh,
9 Zaheer Khan,
10 Dhawal Kulkarni,
11 Lasith Malinga/ Dilhara Fernando/ Kyle Mills.
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