Five-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians will head into the much-awaited IPL 2023 mini-auction with INR 20.55 Cr left in their purse and they would aim to completely restructure their side when they head to the mini-auction. The Rohit Sharma-led side ended a forgettable 2022 season, where they finished last in the points table of the IPL 2022, with only four wins and 10 defeats in the season.
After enduring a terrible season, Mumbai Indians released as many as 13 players from their squad, while retaining their core squad. One of the gaps Mumbai Indians will look to fill on D-Day is to fill the spot for a spinner. Currently, MI has two spin options in their squad — Kumar Kartikeya and Hrithik Shokeen. Both the players are currently uncapped but they made an appearance for their team in the last season.
Anil Kumble Has A Perfect Solution For Mumbai Indians
Meanwhile, former Indian cricketer Anil Kumble has a perfect solution for the Mumbai Indians squad. Speaking to JioCinema as part of their IPL Auction expert panel Anil Kumble pointed out the biggest missing from their squad. He feels that a ‘marquee spinner’ is missing from the MI squad and they could either look for experienced Indian spin options or could go with overseas options. He said:
“Mumbai Indians don’t have a marquee spinner in their ranks. Kartikeya did really well for them last year. If they have to go for an Indian spinner with experience than they will have to probably go back to Amit Mishra or Piyush Chawla. I don’t see that happening. Perhaps, the only option for them is to go for overseas spinner. Who will it be? There’s Adil Rashid, Tabraiz Shamsi, Adam Zampa,”
However, Kumble also believes that Zimbabwe all-rounder Sikandar Raza could be an option as he also contributes with the bat. He said: “I would probably look towards Sikandar Raza because he can also give you a wonderful middle order batting as well, along with his spin which is not easy to pick, and he has done well in the recent past,”
List of players retained by Mumbai Indians
Rohit Sharma, Tim David, Ramandeep Singh, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, Jofra Archer, Jasprit Bumrah, Arjun Tendulkar, Arshad Khan, Kumar Kartikeya, Hrithik Shokeen, Akash Madhwal
