IPL 2023 Auction: 3 Mumbai Indians (MI) Players Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Can Target 

Updated - 06 Nov 2022, 03:39 PM

KKR vs MI
KKR vs MI. Image: BCCI

Ahead of the upcoming IPL 2023 season, both Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Mumbai Indians (MI) have a lot of work to do in terms of fine-tuning their squad. KKR struggled with finding an ideal combination throughout the season. They made as many as 21 changes across the 14 league games, the most by any team in the last IPL season.

Ideally, the side needs a good overseas opener, a good Indian middle-order batsman, and a good Indian spinner to support Sunil Narine. Varun Chakravarthy was not at his best in this IPL season performing below par what he did in 2021. He might well be released by the franchise ahead of next season.

In this article, we focus on three Mumbai Indians players KKKR can set their eyes on in the IPL 2023 auction.

IPL 2023 Auction: 3 Mumbai Indians (MI) Players Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Can Target

Murugan Ashwin

Murugan Ashwin, IPL 2022
Murugan Ashwin (Credits: BCCI)

Ashwin can be good support for Sunil Narine in the spin department. Ashwin has the ability to fly the ball and with Narine operating from the other end, both bowlers can bring their abilities to the team as well. KKR should have an eye on Ashwin since he is the more experienced one.

Tim David

Tim David
Tim David. (Photo: Twitter)

Mumbai only realized David’s true potential in the final leg of IPL 2022. By the time they introduced him to the XI, they were close to being eliminated from the tournament. However, the burly Australian power-hitter gave a glimpse of his prowess with the bat making many franchises take notice of him for the mini-auction. Kolkata Knight Riders, if they get these three players can certainly be a better side.

Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav
Suryakumar Yadav (Image Credit: Twitter)

Though the possibility is very less, KKR should go for SKY if they have an opportunity to do so. Kolkata made him bat in the middle order when he was with the franchise. It was with Mumbai that Surya flourished and came into his own. He is a very experienced cricketer now in the IPL as well and a guaranteed selection in the Indian T20I squad.

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