Indian Premier League (IPL) defending champions, Mumbai Indians, entered the IPL 2020 auction with one of the strongest squads, as they had retained their core team and had very few slot to fill. The most prominent open slot for them was that of an overseas bowling all-rounder, as they had released Ben Cutting.
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With Hardik Pandya in the squad as a batting all-rounder, they were locked in an intense battle with Chennai Super Kings for Australian bowling all-rounder Nathan Coulter-Nile, and they finally bagged him for Rs 8 crore. Another valuable buy for the Akash Ambani-owned IPL franchise was Chris Lynn, who could prove handy at a batting-friendly Wankhede wicket, at his base price of Rs 2 crore.