Published 18:47 IST, December 21st 2019

Mitchell McClenaghan gives a befitting reply to fan who thinks KKR is the strongest team

Mitchell McClenaghan gave a befitting reply to a fan who reckoned that KKR is more stronger than any other team after the IPL auctions. Mitch will play for MI

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IPL 2020 auctions saw a few teams making some huge buys and roping in many star players across globe in ir side. One of m was Kolkata Knight Riders. two-time winners roped in England's World Cup-winning skipper Eoin Morgan and fiery Australian pacer Pat Cummins. Cummins also became costliest foreign player ever after he was roped in for a whopping Rs 15.5 crore. Shah Rukh Khan co-owned franchise also bought likes of Rahul Tripathi, Tom Banton and Nikhil Naik which made a fan say that KKR has strongest squad.

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Mitchell McClenaghan's befitting reply to a fan

After having a look at KKR squad after big buys that y had made, a fan came forward and boasted of former champions being strongest squad. Taking to micro-blogging site, he wrote that Kolkata Knight Riders are stronger than anyone else.

However, comment did t seem to go down with New Zealand fast bowler Mitchell McClenaghan who represents Mumbai Indians and has also been a part of some of team's IPL title triumphs. He took to social media and asked fan what he had been smoking. 

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MI's IPL 2020 squad

Mitchell McClenaghan is one of players who has been retained by Mumbai Indians and he will be representing m in 2020 edition of Indian Premier League. four-time champions will be led by ir successful skipper Rohit Sharma and will also have services of big hitters Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, etc. along with pace attack of Lasith Malinga and Jasprit Bumrah. Meanwhile, defending champions have roped in likes of explosive Aussie batsman Chris Lynn, his Australian team-mate Nathan Coulter-Nile, who is kwn for his abilities with both bat and ball. MI has also roped in services of youngsters like Mohsin Khan and Digvijay Deshmukh.

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