Three players Mumbai might eye during the Indian T20 League 2023 mini-auction

Five-time Indian T20 League champions Mumbai endured a horrific run in the 2022 edition of the tournament as they lost eight consecutive matches and got eliminated from the league stage of the tournament. Eventually, the Rohit Sharma-led team could win only four matches and ended up at the bottom of the table.

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Experts went on to analyze that it was the bowling attack of Mumbai that fell into a line of fault. Subsequently, the franchise released the spin-bowlers Murugan Ashwin and Fabien Allen to vacate the place for new buys in the mini-auction.

With said that here we’ll have a look at three spinners who might be the target of Mumbai before going ahead in the next season of the tournament.

Here’s a look at probable three favorites of Mumbai:

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Adam Zampa

The 30-year-old star Australian wrist spinner Adam Zampa ranks among one of the finest wrist spinners in white-ball cricket. Apart from that, he is also on the second spot in the list of leading wicket-takers for Australia during the calendar year of 2022 with 17 scalps in 15 appearances.

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Apart from that, the New South Wales-based prodigy has also completed 100 wickets in Big Bash League while playing for Melbourne Stars. Zampa has featured in 87 matches for Melbourne. Keeping his brilliant form in consideration, Mumbai might be the first one in the auction to count on him.

Shakib Al Hasan

The Test skipper of the Bangladesh cricket team and veteran player Shakib Al Hasan has been a renowned face throughout the various seasons of the Indian T20 League. He played a very crucial role in Kolkata’s tournament-winning runs in the season of 2012 and 2014.

Speaking of his career in the Indian T20 League, Shakib has scored 793 runs in 71 appearances alongside scalping 63 wickets at quite a bit good economy rate of below 7.5. For the sake of experience and to maintain equilibrium, Mumbai might go ahead to pick Shakib Al Hasan during the mini-auction for the next season of the tournament.

Adil Rashid

Adil Rashid has been a very vital element for the England cricket team during the course of the last 3-4 years. He played a crucial role in the World Cup triumph of three lions during the ODI World Cup of 2019. Talking about the leading wicket-takers for England in the calendar year of 2022, Rashid stands in the second spot with 19 wickets in the 24 T20Is played during 2022.

Apart from that, the 34-year-old was a key factor in England’s wins during the semi-final and final of the 20-20 World Cup 2022 against India and Pakistan respectively.

To add some quality spin for the crucial situations, Rashid could turn up as Mumbai’s first choice during the mini-auction.