Mumbai Indians

Mumbai treat the auction like a scouting department, not a shopping trip. Five titles were built on uncapped Indian talent identified early and trusted through bad seasons. The Wankhede rewards fearless strokeplay and yorker-accurate death bowling, which is why Jasprit Bumrah remains the franchise spine. Hardik Pandya leads a batting order with Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav, while Mahela Jayawardene returns to a dressing room he knows better than anyone outside it.