Published: Feb 06, 2016, 11:31 AM (IST)
Edited: Feb 06, 2016, 11:31 AM (IST)
New Zealand fast-bowler Tim Southee has been sold to the Mumbai Indians (MI) in the 2016 Indian Premier League (IPL) Auction in Bengaluru on Saturday. Southee has been one of the most prime fast bowlers for NEw Zealand as he has the ability to achieve big breakthroughs and can also come in handy with the bat. He has been highly successful in the T20 format as he manages to fetch Rs. 2.5 crores from MI. The 2016 IPL Auction is underway in Bengaluru on Sunday, as eight of the teams are going head to head to make the best signing of players for their respective teams, who would clash in the 2016 season (season 9) of the 2016 IPL. Live Updates & Blog, IPL 2016 Auction: List of sold & unsold players & teams in Indian Premier League 9 auction
The season has a couple of surprises as a couple of the oldest franchise in the league in the form of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) have been suspended, leading to the entry of a couple of new teams in the form of Rising Pune Superkings (RPS) and Gujarat Lions (GL). With 351 players up for Auction, it’s all set for a cracker. COMPLETE COVERAGE IPL 2016 AUCTION: LIVE BLOG & UPDATES OF IPL 9 AUCTION
Mumbai Indians are one of the most popular teams in IPL. They have retained an excellent set of players, but they also released some impressive names. Cricketers like Pragyan Ojha, Alex Hales, Colin Munro, Aaron Finch, Josh Hazlewood, Aiden Blizzard, Ben Hilfenhaus, Abhimanyu Mithun, Aditya Tare, and Pawan Suyal have been let go of by the Mumbai Indians, despite the fact that both Finch and Hales have at some point been ranked No. 1 in terms of T20I batting. Their pace bowling too has been a bit weakened by the releasing of Hazlewood and Hilfenhaus, both of whom are disciplined pace bowlers.
