Mumbai Indians made strategic moves at the IPL 2025 auction, splashing Rs 12.5 crore to secure Trent Boult's return. Apart from Boult and Mitchell Santner, their overseas picks are not necessarily starters in the IPL or have played the league altogether.

Mumbai Indians boast of a strong Indian contingent but unproven overseas players might be a cause for concern for the five-time IPL champions.

Mumbai Indians were one of the better performers at the IPL 2025 mega-auction even though they started slowly on the opening day. While they went for a few big players, the five-time champions also had an eye on some utility players.

Adding to the five core players retained ahead of the two-day Indian Premier League (IPL) auction, the Mumbai Indians (MI) came up with a good effort to put together a 23-member squad in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

MI would like put behind the behind the disappointment of a bottom place finish in IPL 2024 and redeem themselves next season. In view of that, the Ambanis made some hard purchases on Day 2 of the IPL Mega auction. MI who weren't very active on Day 1 of the IPL mega auction were busy making some valuable purchases to add stealth to their squad.

Let's take a look at how Mumbai Indian fared at the IPL 2025 Auction and gauge what could be the ideal playing XI of the 5-time IPL winners.