A Mumbai Indians source revealed to MiD DAY that the franchise was not happy with the burly Australian all-rounder. "His record speaks for himself. His performance was very poor in the last Champions League T20 and even in the IPL 4. He was bought at a fairly huge sum ($850,000 at the IPL auction last year), but hasn't given the desired results for the team," he said.
Symonds was a complete flop for Mumbai Indians last season, managing to score only 26 runs in four Champions League T20 games and bowled just two overs. Symonds failed to score even a half century in the last IPL and struggled to keep his place in the playing XI.
Party animal
It is learnt that Symonds' party-animal nature didn't go down well with the team. So, why didn't Mumbai Indians put him up in the transfer window? "By doing so, we wouldn't have fetched a good deal. Now, we can get a good foreign replacement for Symonds," the source said.
Meanwhile, a Mumbai Indians spokesperson was quoted by ESPN Cricinfo: "Andrew Symonds was an integral part of Mumbai Indians in season four as well as our Champions League-winning team. He was a great team player and the youngsters always looked up to him for guidance."