“There is no ego” – Aakash Chopra on Suryakumar Yadav staying with Mumbai Indians for IPL 2025 despite not being made captain

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Suryakumar Yadav is one of the Mumbai Indians’ five retentions ahead of the IPL 2025 auction

Aakash Chopra on Bumrah’s Auction Value and Franchise Demand

“He emphasized the reality that all parties involved in the bidding ought to have settled on such an amount, given that Bumrah would fetch 25 crore had he entered the auction. Honestly, if any franchise ever called him and offered 25 crores, he would leap at it. I have no doubts that all other franchises would have looked for him as well,” he claimed (4:30).

Suryakumar Yadav’s Loyalty to Mumbai Indians Despite Auction Potential

“They would have come to Suryakumar Yadav as well because he is not even the captain. Hardik is the captain and Suryakumar Yadav is the captain of the Indian T20I team. There is no ego in the matter. He is willing to play for this franchise and for 16.35 crores. If he had expressed such a wish to go into the auction and possibly lead the team as well, he would have received 25 crores,” Chopra added.

“Hardik Pandya had to stay” – Aakash Chopra on Mumbai Indians’ other retentions

Hardik Pandya’s Strategic Retention for Mumbai Indians

“Hardik Pandya needed to stay, no question about it, but then you look at his 16.35 crores compared to Heinrich Klaasen’s 23 crores. You start to think, Klaasen’s at 23 crores Ruturaj (Gaikwad) is at 18 crores, and he’s at 16 crores. Rohit Sharma took a small pay cut. He’s at 16.30 crore – a five lakh reduction,” he pointed out (5:10).

Rohit Sharma’s Symbolic Pay Cut and Tilak Varma’s Bargain Value

“He explained he’s taking less money because he’s stepped away from this format. It’s a small gesture, but one guy leads India and the other leads this team, so they should get a bit more. Tilak Varma at eight crores is a bargain because he would’ve gone for 12-15 crores if he’d been up for auction,” Chopra noted.

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