IPL Auction 2020: 5 overseas players who could receive major bids

#2 Lendl Simmons

Lendl Simmons.

Lendl Simmons has played only for Mumbai Indians throughout his IPL career. During his three year tenure, he amassed a total of 1079 runs in 29 IPL matches. However, he has found it hard to secure a contract since parting ways with Mumbai after 2017.

First, he set his base price for a whopping 1.50 crore INR in the 2018 auction, so the franchises ignored him. Then in the subsequent one, Simmons lowered his starting price to INR 75.00 Lakh. Still, the franchises left him alone.

Therefore, critics assumed that Simmons' IPL career was over. After the 2019 CPL though, the opener seems to have a shot at a second coming in his IPL career.

With 430 runs in 11 innings at an average of 39.09, Simmons became the second leading CPL run-scorer in their 2019 season. As a veteran who is making the necessary noises, Simmons would be getting much-needed attention this time around.