IPL 2025 Public sale: Why Mumbai Indians Might Not Use RTM Card For Ishan Kishan

The Sunrisers Hyderabad acquired star wicket-keeper batter Ishan Kishan for Rs 11.25 crore on the IPL 2025 public sale on Sunday. Whereas the 26-year-old’s former facet Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals and the Punjab Kings bid for him, SRH jumped in late to get the explosive opener. MI couldn’t use their right-to-match card for Kishan, on account of IPL retention guidelines.

Both sides was allowed to retain as much as six gamers, together with RTM playing cards, however solely 5 of these may very well be capped gamers. MI had already retained their 5 capped gamers—Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya and Tilak Varma— leaving no RTM availability for an additional capped participant like Ishan Kishan.

Mumbai Indians will be capable of use one RTM card for uncapped gamers, akin to Anshul Kamboj or Nehal Wadhera.