The five-time champions have parted ways with 12 players, including Jofra Archer. He was added to the squad despite being unfit for one season.
He played a couple of matches last season before another injury ended his time with Mumbai.
The management has run out of patience and finally decided to release him. Hardik Pandya has returned to Mumbai Indians after a gap of two years. He was traded from Gujarat Titans.
Players retained: Rohit Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Vishnu Vinod, Arjun Tendulkar, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Kartikeya, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Jason Behrendorff
Players released: Arshad Khan, Ramandeep Singh, Hrithik Shokeen, Raghav Goyal, Jofra Archer, Tristan Stubbs, Duan Jansen, Jhye Richardson, Riley Meredith, Chris Jordan, Sandeep Warrier
Players traded in: Romario Shepherd, Hardik Pandya
Players traded out: Cameron Green