The countdown to the IPL 2023 auction has begun. On December 23, the auction court of players will be decorated in Kochi, in which 10 teams of the tournament will be seen bidding. Every team has its requirement in this auction, and accordingly, they will be seen bidding.
But, here, we will only talk about Mumbai Indians, whose needs are minimal. This franchise mainly needs only 3 players. These three will be those players in whom one has the potential to become a replacement for Kieron Pollard. The remaining two remain in the team as backups to Bumrah and Archer.
Mumbai Indians have not been able to make it to the playoffs for the last 2 seasons. In such a situation, he released his 13 players before the IPL 2023 auction. He has good options to finish the top order and match. But still, this team will need some good players in bowling.
Finding A Replacement For Pollard Is A Big Challenge
In the auction of IPL 2023, Mumbai Indians are taking Rs 20.55 crore. With this money, he has to fill 9 slots in his team, of which 3 are for foreign players. The biggest challenge in front of Mumbai Indians is to find an alternative to Pollard, who can do both batting and bowling. Apart from this, he will also have to remember the injuries of Bumrah and Archer.
Focus Will Be On These Players
Say, as an alternative to Pollard or from the perspective of a fast bowling all-rounder, Mumbai Indians can bid on Ben Stokes, Cameron Green or Sam Karan in the IPL 2023 auction. This team can look towards Adam Jampa, Adil Rashid and Tabrez Shamsi to strengthen spin bowling. As a backup to Archer, Mumbai Indians can bet on Riley Meredith or Dushmanta Chameera.
There is already a smoky wicketkeeper in the team Ishan Kishan. In such a situation, Mumbai Indians can look towards Narayan Jagdishan and Mohammad Azharuddin as the second wicketkeeper. Apart from this, Mumbai Indians can think of buying Shivam Mavi and 23-year-old Vidwath Kaverappa among fast bowlers. Both of these bowlers can become the replacement for Bumrah in the team.
