The IPL 2019 auctions are scheduled to happen on December 18, 2018, at Jaipur. With each passing day, the franchisees are building strategies to grab their favourite players. Now, Mumbai Indians have followed the path of Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders and have asked the fans to pick their favourite players for Mumbai Indians. Team Mumbai Indians who have retained players like Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Ben Cutting, Kieron Pollard, Mitchell McClenaghan, Krunal Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah asked the fans to pick their favourite names. Gautam Gambhir Reveals Why He Played IPL 2018 for Free.

The official account of Mumbai Indians wrote, “All you need to read about the 346-player shortlist ahead of the #IPLAuction: http://bit.ly/2RTsKdH #CricketMeriJaan.” The fans responded to the tweet and came up with the names of the players. Most of the Mumbai Indians followers voted for Yuvraj Singh and a few others said team MI would need the services of Sam Curran.

“Yuvi Pooran/Hetmyer Shivam dube Manoj tiwary/Vohra Mohit sharma/shami/varun aaron Anmolpret singh,”read a tweet.

Here’s another list.

This fan voted for Yuvraj Singh.

“Sam curran 4 sure,” read another tweet.

Many people also suggested the names of Gautam Gambhir and Lasith Malinga. Gautam Gambhir has already announced his retirement whereas, Malinga is a fast bowling mentor for the Mumbai Indians. IPL Auction 2019 Date Confirmed: Indian Premier League Season 12 Players' Auction to Be Held on December 18 in Jaipur.

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