Players who might not be retained in IPL 2021 auction
Franchises can either purchase, or even repurchase those candidates to further bolster their squads.
2. Mumbai Indians, Mitchell McClenaghan
Mitchell McClenaghan, the New Zealand-based pacer has been associated with Mumbai since 2015, winning three IPL trophies with them. The Kiwi left-arm quick’s hit-the-deck bowling approach has been a major ingredient behind Mumbai’s success in recent years, especially in the power-play, where he has been the most prolific with his performances.
Coming into the 2020 season, it was quite obvious that ‘Mitch’ would be competing for his spot with a lot more seam-bowling options in the tank. It wasn’t going to be easy featuring as first-choice in a side that boasted the likes of Trent Boult, Lasith Malinga, and Nathan Coulter-Nile; but given how much of an asset he has been for MI, he could’ve been rewarded with a loyalty bonus and drafted into the first-XI.
Unfortunately, though, that hasn’t happened so far in this season, with the team preferring to play Boult and James Pattinson- Malinga’s eleventh-hour replacement- instead. What’s more, Pattinson’s strategy to bowl short, and Boult’s left-arm angle pretty much cover both the skillsets Mitch brought into the side. All these factors make his inclusion in the team somewhat redundant, and could well open a slot for him in the auction for the next season.
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