IPL 2019: One batsman each team should release ahead of the auction

#6 Saurabh Tiwary - Mumbai Indians

Saurabh Tiwary

Saurabh Tiwary has not been in great form over the past few years. He made his debut for Mumbai Indians in 2008 and came to the spotlight when he performed with the bat in 2010. In the 3rd edition of IPL, Tiwary featured in 16 games and plundered 419 runs at a strike-rate of 135.59. Since then, he never scored more than 200 runs in an IPL season.

In 2011, he was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for a whopping price of USD 1.6 million but he has certainly failed to live up to the expectations and his price tag as well. In 2018, Mumbai Indians bought him for Rs. 80 lakhs, however, he did not feature in a single game in the presence of heavy-weight domestic performers like Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan.

He was not in great touch in the recently concluded Vijay Hazare Trophy 2018. If Mumbai Indians really wants to strengthen their middle-order, they should release Tiwary and bring in some who can play according to the situation.