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Australia’s Nathan Coulter-Nile, who Mumbai Indians released from their squad on Wednesday, admitted that he saw the axe coming and claimed that the franchise were anyway ‘paying overs’ for him. After being purchased for INR 8.00 crore, Coulter-Nile played only 7 matches in IPL 2020.

Legendary Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga has put an end to his illustrious T20 career as he announced his retirement from franchise cricket. Malinga had already informed Mumbai Indians' team management about his decision and following that, he wasn't retained by the franchise as revealed on Wednesday.

2020 IPL Champions Mumbai Indians have decided to retain their core members but impressive James Pattinson was shown the door despite stepping in nicely in the absence of Lasith Malinga. The five-time champions have also released Lasith Malinga, Nathan Coulter-Nile from their squad.

Mumbai Indians have snapped up Parthiv Patel to join their robust scouting network, just a day after the former Indian wicket-keeper announced his retirement from the sport. Earlier, Patel was a part of the IPL-winning Mumbai Indians team and will now join the support staff network.