IPL Auction 2020: What strategy is Mumbai Indians expected to follow?

Since third season of Indian Premier League, Mumbai Indians have established mselves as heavyweights of tournament. 2019 champions are most successful team to have ever played IPL and have four trophies in ir cabinet at this point. With 2020 IPL Auction on Thursday, it is pretty exciting to explore how Mumbai Indians could perform when bidding wars begin. Here is what one can expect of MI this time:

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Mumbai Indians: Pre-Auction analysis

One of most important reasons behind success of Mumbai Indians is team's solid core. team tries to keep its main players toger and y have continued to do so even before 2020 season. Rohit Sharma remains captain and important players like Lasith Malinga, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Quinton de Kock, and Jasprit Bumrah remain to be a part of team. team has also availed services of New Zealand's ace pacer Trent Boult in a trade with Delhi Capitals. Among players that have been released, some big names are Ben Cutting, Evin Lewis, and Jason Behrendorff. Mumbai Indians will enter 2020 IPL Auction with Rs. 13.05 crore in ir purse and seven available slots.

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What to expect at Auction?

It can be expected that Mumbai Indians will have a quiet auction before 2020 season because of two reasons:

a) team is pretty much solid as it is and  manment will probably t tinker with usual playing XI.

b) Mumbai only has Rs. 13.05 crore in ir purse, which is minuscule when compared to teams like Kings XI Punjab and Delhi Capitals, who can easily outbid Mumbai.

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Mumbai can still be expected to make one or two hefty purchases which will help m refill voids which have been created by departure of Evin Lewis and Ben Cutting. While Trent Boult will fill in slot for foreign bowler in team, Mumbai can invest in a foreign batsman as a backup for Quinton de Kock. This option can be Tom Banton. Australian brute has set T20 tournaments throughout world on fire and his batting suits kind of pitch Wankhede has to offer. Lynn can also help team get explosive start at top. To fill foreign all-rounder department, Mumbai can bid for Glenn Maxwell and ease pressure on Kieron Pollard. Maxwell was 2013 Auction's biggest purchase and he was purchased by MI back n. Although he was t appropriately utilised in that season, Mumbai could try and make Maxwell a more integral part of team in this year's edition.

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