Mumbai, Nov. 11 -- Ahead of the announcement of retentions by Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises, JioStar expert and former Australian opener Matthew Hayden noted that releasing and potentially buying Trent Boult and Deepak Chahar back could free up funds to strengthen their bench strength with quality backups.

The retentions by all the IPL teams will be announced on November 15. The team boasts of a quality pace attack consisting of Jasprit Bumrah, Boult, Chahar, skipper Hardik Pandya, Reece Topley, and a young left-armer Ashwani Kumar, among others.

Speaking on JioStar's IPL 2026 'Retention Preview', Hayden spoke on MI's retention dilemma on Boult, "Mumbai Indians have a very balanced playing eleven, but they face some tough decis...