The defending champions Mumbai Indians, who anyway had quite a settled squad, bought Chris Lynn, the first player on offer at the IPL 2020 auction for a base price of Rs 2 cr.
They have a solid core intact and Lynn’s inclusion will help both Rohit Sharma and Surya Kumar Yadav free their arms at the top of the order. Despite having an injury-marred 2019, Lynn scored 405 runs in 13 matches at an impressive strike rate of 139.65.
Known to be sluggish at the start of the league, Mumbai Indians have earned their bragging rights in style, having lifted the silverware four times — one more than arch-rival Chennai Super Kings.
Boult’s inclusion in particular should prove to be an extremely effective move given he is a proven death-overs specialist and will form a formidable pair with Bumrah. With Mumbai Indians splashing Rs 8 cr to get Nathan Coulter-Nile on board, they now have a solid battery of pace bowlers to operate throughout the tournament.
IPL Auction 2020 -Mumbai Indians Full Squad
- Rohit Sharma
- Dhawal Kulkarni
- Hardik Pandya
- Ishan Kishan
- Sherfane Rutherford
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Jayant Yadav
- Quinton de Kock
- Suryakumar Yadav
- Lasith Malinga
- Kieron Pollard
- Aditya Tare
- Anmolpreet Singh
- Mitchell McClenaghan
- Krunal Pandya
- Rahul Chahar
- Anukul Roy
- Trent Boult
- Chris Lynn - Rs 2 crore
- Nathan Coulter-Nile - Rs 8 crore
- Saurabh Tiwary - Rs 50 lakh
- Mohsin Khan - Rs 20 lakh
- Digijay Deshmukh - Rs 20 lakh
- Balwant Rai Singh - Rs 20 lakh
(Players bought in the 2020 IPL auction in bold)
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