Mumbai Indians will bid for this 7 players 8 franchises will bid for 292 players in the auction for the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League.

The auction will be held in Chennai on Thursday. Since Arjun Tendulkar is on the list, will Mumbai Indians take him in the squad ?; Everyone is curious about this. Before the auction, Mumbai Indians (MI) released seven players, including Lasith Malinga.

Mumbai Indians have released Lasith Malinga, Mitchell McLaughlin, James Pattinson, Nathan Coulter Nile Sherfane Rutherford, Prince Balwant Rai and Digvijay Deshmukh ahead of the IPL auction.

asith Malinga, who has announced his retirement from professional cricket and will no longer be seen playing in the IPL.

Mitchell McClenaghan could be replaced by England's Harry Gurney who has been released by Kolkata Knight Riders.

Nathan Coulter Nile could be replaced by Sri Lanka's Isuru Udana who did remarkably well while playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore.

West Indies' Keemo Paul could be given a chance to replace Sherfane Rutherford.

Mumbai Indians are more likely to consider Umesh Yadav as an alternative to James Pattinson.

Digvijay Deshmukh could be replaced by Prithviraj Yarre, who was with Sunrisers Hyderabad last season in UAE.

Balwinder Rai Singh is likely to be replaced by Kings XI Punjab's Tajinder Dhillon.

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