Zoom News : Feb 13, 2022, 04:42 PM
IPL 2022 | In the mega auction of the 15th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Mumbai Indians made a hefty bid on England fast bowler Jofra Archer and joined him. However, the surprising thing is that he will not be able to play in IPL 2022 and Mumbai Indians have included Archer in their team in the mega auction of IPL 2022. Let us inform that Jofra Archer had not given his name for the mega auction earlier, but later he had registered for it and he was also bid on.Mumbai Indians added Rs 8 crore by bidding against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the mega auction of IPL 2022. However, he will not be able to play in IPL 2022 as he has pulled out of the tournament as he wants to return to Test cricket for England and also take care of his fitness. The mega auction is considered for three IPL seasons. In such a situation, Mumbai Indians have added him with them, who will be with the team for the next two years.Mumbai Indians is the most successful team of IPL and the reason behind this is that the franchise takes thoughtful steps not only for one season but also for the coming few seasons. It is a big decision to spend 8 crores on Jofra Archer and that too at a time when everyone knows that he will not be available this year. However, this mindset of Mumbai Indians makes them different from everyone else. Apart from this, it was also surprising that when the number of teams of some teams reached around 20, at that time Mumbai had only 12 players, out of which four players were already retained.