IPL Auction 2020: Team-wise analysis of likely strategies and potential acquisitions

Mumbai Indians

MI still have enough balance in their purse to upset others' plans

Retained: Rohit Sharma [c], Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard*, Quinton de Kock*, Mitchell McClenaghan*, Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga*, Krunal Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Anmolpreet Singh, Rahul Chahar, Ishan Kishan, Anukul Roy, Aditya Tare, Jayant Yadav.

Traded In: Trent Boult* (from DC), Sherfane Rutherford* (from DC), Dhawal Kulkarni (from RR)

Released: Yuvraj Singh, Evin Lewis, Adam Milne, Jason Behrendorff, Barinder Sran, Ben Cutting, Alzarri Joseph, Beuran Hendricks, Rasikh Salam, Pankaj Jaiswal

Traded Out: Mayank Markande (to DC), Siddhesh Lad (to KKR)

Available Auction Purse: INR 13.05 crore

Available Slots: 7 (Indian 5, Overseas 2)

Auction Strategy

Sit back and relax. On the back of a victorious 2019 campaign, their squad has only been boosted further by smart trades during the transfer window.

Given that they still possess a decent purse, MI could prove to be party spoilers for other franchises, and a team no one would want to get into a bidding war with.

Potential Acquisitions: Tom Banton, Sam Billings, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Mohit Sharma, Tushar Deshpande, Chris Jordan