Mumbai Indians has won the Indian Premier League (IPL) thrice, i.e. 2013, 2015, and 2017. Rohit Sharma leads it, and Mahela Jayawardene happens to the head coach of the Mumbai-based franchise. Speaking about the IPL 2019 Auctions, Mumbai Indians would be looking to solidifying their batting strength for the upcoming season.

Known to be lavish spenders in the IPL Player Auctions, it will be interesting to see which players they will pick up in the one-day event. Read Live Updates of IPL 2019 Auctions: Catch Latest Updates of Indian Premier League, Season 12, Auction Process By Clicking Here.

Mumbai Indians purchased Quinton de Kock from Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL 2019 Trade Window. The notable players that the franchise has released ahead of the IPL 12 Auctions are Mustafizur Rahman, Pat Cummins, Akila Dananjaya, and JP Duminy.

Mumbai Indians Team for IPL 2019:

Players Traded: Quinton de Kock

Retained Players: Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Krunal Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Mayank Markande, Rahul Chahar, Anukul Roy, Siddhesh Lad, Aditya Tare, Evin Lewis, Kieron Pollard, Ben Cutting, Mitchell McClenaghan, Adam Milne, and Jason Behrendorff.

Players Released: Mustafizur Rahman, Pat Cummins, Akila Dananjaya, JP Duminy, Saurabh Tiwary, Tajinder Singh, Mohsin Khan, Pradeep Sangwan, MD Nidheesh, and Sharad Lumba. IPL Auction 2019: Online Live Streaming, Timing and All That You Need to Know Ahead of Indian Premier League 12 Auctions.

Players Bought: Pankaj Jaiswal, Rasikh Dar, Yuvraj Singh, Lasith Malinga, Anmolpreet Singh, Barinder Sran

Mumbai Indians have always struggled to find a formidable batting line-up, over the years. At 2019 IPL Auctions, the Mumbai-based franchise would be eyeing to bolster their squad with a slew of batsmen who can give them some options in the late overs. Stay tuned with LatestLY for the latest updates about the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019.

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