Former Mumbai skipper Mitchell McLean has hinted at a player he could bring in next season as Mumbai’s defeat continues. McLean’s question is whether Mumbai will acquire England’s Ben Stokes. If so, how much will the player have to spend on the auction?
Ben Stokes was not interested in the auction this season. If the player had come to the auction, there would have been a tough fight at the auction. McLeanagan’s Scott Styrites’ opinion is that there will be a lot of competition to acquire Stotox even if it goes to auction next season. Styris says all the teams will go after Stokes and Mumbai will have to pay the full amount of the budget for the player.
Despite his explosive performance in international cricket, Stokes has not shone as well as expected in the IPL. Stokes will enter the IPL in 2017 through Rising Pune Supergiants for Rs 14.5 crore. And performed not badly. In 2018, the Rajasthan Royals acquired the player for Rs 12.5 crore. However, Stokes was able to excel in only a handful of matches for the Royals.
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The absence of foreign players has led to Mumbai’s defeat this time around. Only two foreign players were included in the match against RCB. Mumbai were getting ready for the test as the multi-crore players did not rise to the occasion. The main reason for Mumbai’s defeat was the omission of the Pandya brothers and their inability to find replacements. If he joins the Stokes team, he will be able to fill the vacancies of the Hardik and Krunal Pandya brothers.