IPL 2020 Auctions MI Predictions
On December 19th 2019, IPL 2020 Auctions would take place in Kolkata. With a total of 127 cricketers retained including 35 overseas players, we look at how each team stands before the auction. How much cash do each team have and how strong would they bid for the likely players.
Purse Before the Auction
| Franchise | No of Players | No of Overseas Players | Total money spent (Rs.) | Salary cap available (Rs.) | Available Slots | Overseas Slots |
| CSK | 20 | 6 | 70.40 cr | 14.60 cr | 5 | 2 |
| DC | 14 | 3 | 57.15 cr | 27.85 cr | 11 | 5 |
| KXIP | 16 | 4 | 42.30 cr | 42.70 cr | 9 | 4 |
| KKR | 14 | 4 | 49.35 cr | 35.65 cr | 11 | 4 |
| MI | 18 | 6 | 71.95 cr | 13.05 cr | 7 | 2 |
| RR | 14 | 4 | 56.10 cr | 28.90 cr | 11 | 4 |
| RCB | 13 | 2 | 57.10 cr | 27.90 cr | 12 | 6 |
| SRH | 18 | 6 | 68.00 cr | 17.00 cr | 7 | 2 |
| Total | 127 | 35 | 472.3 cr | 207.65 cr | 73 | 29 |
Team Composition
- MI with only 7 slots to fill with the least budget of 13.05 Cr, we look at the current squad before IPL 2020 Auctions MI:
| Current Squad | |||
| Home/Overseas | Retained Players | Role | Style |
| Home | Aditya Tare | WK/Bat | RHB |
| Home | Anmolpreet Singh | Batsman | RHB |
| Home | Anukul Roy | Spinner | LA |
| Home | Dhawal Kulkarni | Pacer | RA |
| Home | Hardik Pandya | All-rounder | RHB/RA |
| Home | Ishan Kishan | WK/Bat | LB |
| Home | Jasprit Bumrah | Pacer | RA |
| Home | Jayant Yadav | All-rounder | LB |
| Overseas | Kieron Pollard | All-rounder | RHB/RA |
| Home | Krunal Pandya | All-rounder | LA/LHB |
| Overseas | Lasith Malinga | Pacer | RA |
| Overseas | Mitchell McClenaghan | Pacer | LA |
| Overseas | Quinton de Kock | BAT/WK | LHB |
| Home | Rahul Chahar | Spinner | RA |
| Home | Rohit Sharma | Opnr/Bat | RHB |
| Overseas | Sherfane Rutherford | Batsman | LHB |
| Home | Suryakumar Yadav | Batsman | RHB |
| Overseas | Trent Boult | Pacer | LA |
Mumbai Indians look a balanced side, but the lack of openers might come back to haunt them in case Rohit and de Kock have an off season or worse get injured.
The only chink in the Mumbai armor is a lack of a proper No.4 batsman.
Trent Boult, Sherfane Rutherford and Dhaval Kulkarni have been drafted into the side in the pace department. There is a lack of depth in spinning department in the squad with Rahul Chahar and Anukul Roy being the only recognized spinners in the squad. Expect MI to bid for a couple of spinners.
