IPL Auction 2020: One player each team should have retained

Mumbai Indians- Evin Lewis

Evin Lewis is a tremendous striker of the ball. (Image Courtesy: IPLT20.com)

Of all the 8 teams, it's the defending champions who look the strongest ahead of the auction. By acquiring Sherfane Rutherford, Trent Boult and Dhawal Kulkarni in the trade window, Mumbai Indians have addressed all the holes in their side and let go of some bench-warmers ahead of the auction. If we have to find a flaw in their rather solid unit, they probably should have held on to Evin Lewis.

Bought by MI in 2018, the Caribbean player had a decent IPL 2018 before Quinton de Kock took his place. He got just 3 opportunities in 2019 and batted out of position and that was the reason for his poor tally of runs. Indeed, he doesn't have a place in the starting XI but MI doesn't seem to have a backup for the opening slot.

Lewis is in brilliant form for both country and the various franchises which he plays for in T20 leagues and was brilliant in CPL 2019 scoring 265 runs at a strike-rate of 149.61.

He'll surely be sought after by some team at the auction who'll need an explosive opener at the top.