5 Lesser-Known Players You Didn't Know Have Played For Mumbai Indians

Mumbai Indians have been the most successful IPL franchise winning the title five times. After a poor start to their campaign in the initial years, Mumbai have won the title five times in nine years (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020). They failed to qualify in the final four finishing fifth in the campaign winning seven games and losing seven.

Meanwhile, over the years, several players have played for this franchise and went on to become popular players in their national cricket team. Kieron Pollard and Lasith Malinga are evident examples of players who made their reputation as T20 legends playing for Mumbai.

Meanwhile, in this article, we will take a look at five-lesser known players who played for Mumbai Indians.

5 Lesser-Known Players You Didn’t Know Have Played For Mumbai Indians

Stuart Binny

Binny is remembered for his contributions to Rajasthan Royals in the IPL. He played some interesting cameos for the side during his haydays. He also played for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2016-2017 season.

However, it is a lesser-known fact that Binny was roped in by Mumbai Indians as well. Binny landed his maiden IPL contract with Mumbai Indians (MI) in the year 2010. He then fell out of favour in a team that was full of superstars.

Manish Pandey

Very interestingly Manish Pandey was roped in as an uncapped player by Mumbai Indians in the 2010 season. However, the youngster back then did not get a chance to play for the side. He was the first Indian batsman to score an IPL ton. Over the years, he played for RCB KKR and SRH in the IPL. He was released by the Sunrisers management ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auctions.

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Andre Nel

The fiery Protean pacer was a part of Mumbai Indians in its inaugural year in 2008. He went for 31 runs in that game and picked up one wicket. He did not feature in the IPL after the first season. Eventually, he announced his international retirement in 2009 and took up a coaching role. He took 123 wickets in Test matches while 106 wickets in the ODIs.

Axar Patel

The left-arm spinner from Gujarat burst onto the international scene after his breakthrough season with Kings XI Punjab in 2014. He picked 17 wickets that season and featured in every IPL season since then.

However, the southpaw was a part of the Mumbai Indians squad in 2013 under Rohit Sharma. He did not manage to play even a single game for the franchise. Patel was one of the four players retained by the Delhi Capitals ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auctions.

Nicholas Pooran

Pooran too was a part of the Mumbai Indians outfit in IPL 2017. However, he did not get to play a single game for the franchise. It was only in IPL 2019 that he made his debut by Punjab Kings for 4.2 crores with whom he played till 2021. However, the franchise released him ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction.

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