IPL 2020: Mumbai Indians likely to release Evin Lewis, Mitchell McClenaghan

Mumbai Indians is most successful franchise in Indian Premier League, winning four titles so far. IPL's 'Men in Blue' are kwn to have some of best players in world, who can change course of match single-handedly.

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With IPL auction for 2020 season being just around corner, MI have yet again opted to make some changes in squad which can help m free up some funds to buy more players.  According to a report in a leading Indian media portal, few surprising names have emerged who are likely to face axe such as West Indies opener Evin Lewis and New Zealand bowler fast bowler Mitchell McClenaghan.

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IPL 2020: Evin Lewis performance in 2019

Evin Lewis has been part of MI camp since 2018. destructive opener was seen as a perfect player at top of order to give a strong start to side, but unfortunately, he failed to deliver consistently. With arrival of Quinton de Kock in side, Lewis has been kept on bench with limited opportunities.

Mitchell McClenaghan, too had a disappointing season last year, picking up 3 wickets from 5 matches he played and is most likely to be released by franchise.

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report also mentions that apart from se two players, Mumbai Indians is set to also release Indian off-spinner Jayant Yadav and young Anmolpreet Singh, who was bought for a hefty price. release of se four players will t only increase ir funds but also allow team to buy a couple of exciting players during auctions.

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Recently, a report emerged that Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings are eyeing services of Somerset opener Tom Banton, who has been turning heads with his exceptional performance in T20 cricket in England. It would be interesting to see how things would pan out for Mumbai in IPL 2020 auctions.