While many teams chose to stick to their core, there are still some big names who were shown the door either because of their form or the team investing more in their future players.
Pollard, the big-hitting West Indies all-rounder called it quits on his IPL career on November 15 after talks with the most successful IPL franchise and was offered the role of the team's batting coach.
MI has retained most of its core players like Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Jofra Archer and Jasprit Bumrah. Also, with the future in their mind, the side has retained some exciting young talent like Tilak Verma, Tim David, Dewald Brevis and Tristan Stubbs.
Ever since he signed with MI in 2010, Pollard has been one of the marquee players of the franchise, having won them many games with his all-round performances.
Ever since he signed with MI in 2010, Pollard has been one of the marquee players of the franchise, having won them many games with his all-round performances. But the last season with MI was underwhelming for him. In 11 matches, he could score only 144 runs at an average of 14.40, with the
Binny, who comes from a cricketing family, is vastly experienced in white-ball cricket and has turned out for the likes of Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals in the IPL.
The participating teams are the Bangla Tigers, Deccan Gladiators, two-time finalists - Delhi Bulls, two debutants for the season - Morrisville Samp Army and New York Strikers, 2-time champions Northern Warriors, Team Abu Dhabi, and The Chennai Braves.
The 2019 World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan is part of the squad. The 2016 T20 World Cup-winning captain Kieron Pollard is also a part of that squad along with Ravi Rampaul of West Indies and Wahab Riaz of Pakistan.
The Strikers' franchise has had a successful stint as a cricket franchisee in the USA, and hopes to spread their wings in other parts of the world as well with well-known leagues such as the Abu Dhabi T10. The enigmatic left-hander Yuvraj Singh has been brought on board as the Team Mentor, h