Mumbai Indians and <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20/ipl-indian-premier-league/csk-chennai-super-kings/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chennai Super Kings</a> are two of the most successful franchises in the history of the Indian Premier League. In the 15 editions of the lucrative T20 tournament played thus far, MI have won the tournament on five occasions whereas CSK have been crowned champions four times.

But in the last IPL season, the two marquee teams were nowhere close to their vintage selves and could just win four out of their 14 games in the league stage.

Mumbai and Chennai would like to make amends for their horrendous last season and in a bid to do so, they would look to draft some top-drawer players at the upcoming mini-auction to fill up the holes in the squad. However, there are a few T20 stars whom both franchises will likely be eager to pick and go hammer and tongs for at the mini-auction. This can in turn trigger a bidding war between MI and CSK.

Vidhwath Kaverappa is one of the exciting fast bowlers going around in the Karnataka cricketing circles and has proven himself as a genuine wicket-taker in domestic T20 competitions. In the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/maharaja-trophy-t20/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Maharaja T20 Trophy 2022</a>, he was too hot to handle while playing for Gulbarga Mystics as he bagged 17 wickets in 13 games.&nbsp;

The right-arm pacer carried his rich vein of form in the 2022 season of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT). Kaverappa featured in eight games for Karnataka and picked 18 wickets at an economy of 6.36. It included a sensational five-wicket haul against Jammu &amp; Kashmir. The Karnataka pacer has been quite lethal with the new ball and can also strangle batters at the fag end of the innings.

In the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League, both Mumbai and Chennai lacked penetration on the bowling front and were not able to dent the opposition by taking regular breakthroughs. The addition of Kaverappa could help lessen their wicket-taking woes and the two marquee teams might try to add the right-arm pacer at their disposal.

Cameron Green has set the international arena on fire with his all-round performances. He has amassed 270 runs in 12 ODIs at a strike rate of 92.15 and also bagged 11 wickets at an economy of 4.98. When it comes to the shortest format, the ace all-rounder has smashed 139 runs in eight games at an amazing strike rate of 173.75.

Generally a lower-middle-order batter in Tests and ODIs, Green has shown his versatility to bat in the opening slot and thereby, gives his team more options with the bat. With the ball, the 23-year-old has been the middle overs enforcer for Australia and has played the role with perfection.

A player of Green’s caliber is an asset to the side and franchises such as MI and CSK could be interested in including him. Mumbai has not been able to fill Hardik Pandya's void in their team. Thus, they might draft the Australian all-rounder on the side.

Chennai, on the other hand, though has a few seam-bowling all-round options like <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/t20-world-cup-2022-aaron-finch-explains-reason-behind-replacing-injured-josh-inglis-with-cameron-green/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dwayne Bravo</a> and Dwaine Pretorious, but they do not bat in the top six. Also, Bravo is 39 years old and does not have age by his side. Thus, they might try to rope Green into their squad.

Kane Richardson has been a giant of a player in the T20 circuit. He has featured in 154 games and bagged an insane tally of 200 wickets at an economy of 8.05. The veteran pacer has also made 35 appearances for Australia in the shortest format and taken 44 wickets at an economy of 8.33.&nbsp;

Chennai Super Kings roped in Pretorious and Chris Jordan at the 2022 mega auction to support Bravo at the death but they leaked runs at an economy of 10.00 and 10.52 respectively. Mumbai Indians had a similar story as they struggled to find a bowler to partner <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/jasprit-bumrah-is-the-most-complete-bowler-across-formats-ricky-ponting/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jasprit Bumrah</a> at the fag end of the innings.

Both the marquee IPL sides could ponder over including Richardson to address their death-overs woes. The 31-year-old has numerous variations up his sleeve and has mastered the art of bowling in the slog overs. Thus, Chennai and Mumbai might go hammer and tongs for the Australian pacer at the upcoming auction.

<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/once-the-world-cup-comes-hell-be-fine-moeen-ali-backs-ben-stokes-amid-questions-over-latters-form/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ben Stokes</a> is one of the best all-rounders going around in world cricket. The veteran cricketer has the ability to take even the top-quality bowling attacks to the cleaners and can test batters with his disciplined bowling. The ace all-rounder has featured in a total of 155 T20 games and accumulated 2956 runs at a strike rate of 133.99. On the bowling front, he has picked up 92 wickets at an economy of 8.42.

Stokes first entered the IPL auction landscape in 2017 and franchises went all guns blazing to pick him. Eventually, it were the Rising Pune Supergiants who picked him for a whooping sum of INR 14.5 CR. With the flamboyant cricketer expected to feature at the upcoming mini-auction, another bidding war could be on the cards, and MI and CSK could be at the forefront of the same.

Apart from Shivam Dube, Chennai do not have a seam-bowling all-rounder in their squad who could bat in the middle order. Having a top-quality player like Stokes would lessen this worry and add depth to the side. Also, the England veteran could be a captaincy candidate after Dhoni hangs his boots.&nbsp;

When it comes to Mumbai Indians, they struggled to find the right team composition. They had roped in the likes of Daniel Sams and Fabian Allen at the 2022 mega auction to contribute in both departments, but that did not go down as per expectations. Also, with Kieron Pollard’s dwindling returns, Stokes could be a perfect option for MI for an all-rounder role.

<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/twitter-reactions-cricket/twitter-reactions-sensational-sam-curran-powers-england-to-hard-fought-victory-against-afghanistan/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sam Curran</a> has been a proven performer in the T20 circuit. The ace all-rounder has featured in 143 games and scored 1731 runs at a strike rate of 135.65. Also, he has bagged 146 wickets at an economy of 8.46. In the IPL landscape as well, he has struck 337 runs at a strike rate of 149.78 and taken 32 wickets.

Curran’s bowling prowess has witnessed a meteoric rise in the recent past and his exploits in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2022 are an indicator of the same. The left-arm pacer has taken ten wickets in four games and that too at an economy of 6.40. He has become a vital cog in England’s T20I setup.

The 24-year-old played for the CSK franchise in the 2020 and 2021 seasons and he became an integral part of the Dhoni-led side. Given how big the Chennai team is in terms of player loyalty, it is likely they would look to have Curran back in the mix and can splurge a hefty sum for him at the forthcoming auction.

Mumbai franchise, on the other hand, have already shown their inclination towards Curran as their SA20-owned franchise, MI Capetown selected him as one of their draft picks for the inaugural season of South Africa’s T20 league. Thus it is likely the five-time IPL champions would try to include the Northampton-born in the setup for the lucrative T20 tournament.

Thus, with both CSK and MI eying Curran, one can witness an intense bidding war.

Vidhwath Kaverappa, Cameron Green and Kane Richardson

Mumbai Indians and <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20/ipl-indian-premier-league/csk-chennai-super-kings/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chennai Super Kings</a> are two of the most successful franchises in the history of the Indian Premier League. In the 15 editions of the lucrative T20 tournament played thus far, MI have won the tournament on five occasions whereas CSK have been crowned champions four times. 
But in the last IPL season, the two marquee teams were nowhere close to their vintage selves and could just win four out of their 14 games in the league stage.
Mumbai and Chennai would like to make amends for their horrendous last season and in a bid to do so, they would look to draft some top-drawer players at the upcoming mini-auction to fill up the holes in the squad. However, there are a few T20 stars whom both franchises will likely be eager to pick and go hammer and tongs for at the mini-auction. This can in turn trigger a bidding war between MI and CSK.
<h3>5. Vidhwath Kaverappa</h3>
<amp-img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1666850195241_Vidhwath-Kaverappa.jpeg" width="640" height="400" alt layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img>
Vidhwath Kaverappa is one of the exciting fast bowlers going around in the Karnataka cricketing circles and has proven himself as a genuine wicket-taker in domestic T20 competitions. In the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/maharaja-trophy-t20/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Maharaja T20 Trophy 2022</a>, he was too hot to handle while playing for Gulbarga Mystics as he bagged 17 wickets in 13 games.&nbsp;
The right-arm pacer carried his rich vein of form in the 2022 season of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT). Kaverappa featured in eight games for Karnataka and picked 18 wickets at an economy of 6.36. It included a sensational five-wicket haul against Jammu &amp; Kashmir. The Karnataka pacer has been quite lethal with the new ball and can also strangle batters at the fag end of the innings.
In the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League, both Mumbai and Chennai lacked penetration on the bowling front and were not able to dent the opposition by taking regular breakthroughs. The addition of Kaverappa could help lessen their wicket-taking woes and the two marquee teams might try to add the right-arm pacer at their disposal.

<h3>4. Cameron Green</h3>
<amp-img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1662557823724_Cameron-Green.jpeg" width="640" height="400" alt layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img>
Cameron Green has set the international arena on fire with his all-round performances. He has amassed 270 runs in 12 ODIs at a strike rate of 92.15 and also bagged 11 wickets at an economy of 4.98. When it comes to the shortest format, the ace all-rounder has smashed 139 runs in eight games at an amazing strike rate of 173.75.
Generally a lower-middle-order batter in Tests and ODIs, Green has shown his versatility to bat in the opening slot and thereby, gives his team more options with the bat. With the ball, the 23-year-old has been the middle overs enforcer for Australia and has played the role with perfection.
A player of Green’s caliber is an asset to the side and franchises such as MI and CSK could be interested in including him. Mumbai has not been able to fill Hardik Pandya's void in their team. Thus, they might draft the Australian all-rounder on the side.
Chennai, on the other hand, though has a few seam-bowling all-round options like <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/t20-world-cup-2022-aaron-finch-explains-reason-behind-replacing-injured-josh-inglis-with-cameron-green/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dwayne Bravo</a> and Dwaine Pretorious, but they do not bat in the top six. Also, Bravo is 39 years old and does not have age by his side. Thus, they might try to rope Green into their squad.

<h3>3. Kane Richardson</h3>
<amp-img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1665992478218_Kane-Richardson.jpeg" width="640" height="400" alt layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img>
Kane Richardson has been a giant of a player in the T20 circuit. He has featured in 154 games and bagged an insane tally of 200 wickets at an economy of 8.05. The veteran pacer has also made 35 appearances for Australia in the shortest format and taken 44 wickets at an economy of 8.33.&nbsp;
Chennai Super Kings roped in Pretorious and Chris Jordan at the 2022 mega auction to support Bravo at the death but they leaked runs at an economy of 10.00 and 10.52 respectively. Mumbai Indians had a similar story as they struggled to find a bowler to partner <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/jasprit-bumrah-is-the-most-complete-bowler-across-formats-ricky-ponting/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jasprit Bumrah</a> at the fag end of the innings.
Both the marquee IPL sides could ponder over including Richardson to address their death-overs woes. The 31-year-old has numerous variations up his sleeve and has mastered the art of bowling in the slog overs. Thus, Chennai and Mumbai might go hammer and tongs for the Australian pacer at the upcoming auction.

<h3>2. Ben Stokes</h3>
<amp-img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1665722271506_Ben-Stokes.jpeg" width="640" height="400" alt layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img>
<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/once-the-world-cup-comes-hell-be-fine-moeen-ali-backs-ben-stokes-amid-questions-over-latters-form/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ben Stokes</a> is one of the best all-rounders going around in world cricket. The veteran cricketer has the ability to take even the top-quality bowling attacks to the cleaners and can test batters with his disciplined bowling. The ace all-rounder has featured in a total of 155 T20 games and accumulated 2956 runs at a strike rate of 133.99. On the bowling front, he has picked up 92 wickets at an economy of 8.42.
Stokes first entered the IPL auction landscape in 2017 and franchises went all guns blazing to pick him. Eventually, it were the Rising Pune Supergiants who picked him for a whooping sum of INR 14.5 CR. With the flamboyant cricketer expected to feature at the upcoming mini-auction, another bidding war could be on the cards, and MI and CSK could be at the forefront of the same.
Apart from Shivam Dube, Chennai do not have a seam-bowling all-rounder in their squad who could bat in the middle order. Having a top-quality player like Stokes would lessen this worry and add depth to the side. Also, the England veteran could be a captaincy candidate after Dhoni hangs his boots.&nbsp;
When it comes to Mumbai Indians, they struggled to find the right team composition. They had roped in the likes of Daniel Sams and Fabian Allen at the 2022 mega auction to contribute in both departments, but that did not go down as per expectations. Also, with Kieron Pollard’s dwindling returns, Stokes could be a perfect option for MI for an all-rounder role.

<h3>1. Sam Curran</h3>
<amp-img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/featureimage/2020/12/Sam-Curran.jpg" width="640" height="400" alt layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img>
<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/twitter-reactions-cricket/twitter-reactions-sensational-sam-curran-powers-england-to-hard-fought-victory-against-afghanistan/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sam Curran</a> has been a proven performer in the T20 circuit. The ace all-rounder has featured in 143 games and scored 1731 runs at a strike rate of 135.65. Also, he has bagged 146 wickets at an economy of 8.46. In the IPL landscape as well, he has struck 337 runs at a strike rate of 149.78 and taken 32 wickets.
Curran’s bowling prowess has witnessed a meteoric rise in the recent past and his exploits in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2022 are an indicator of the same. The left-arm pacer has taken ten wickets in four games and that too at an economy of 6.40. He has become a vital cog in England’s T20I setup.
The 24-year-old played for the CSK franchise in the 2020 and 2021 seasons and he became an integral part of the Dhoni-led side. Given how big the Chennai team is in terms of player loyalty, it is likely they would look to have Curran back in the mix and can splurge a hefty sum for him at the forthcoming auction.
Mumbai franchise, on the other hand, have already shown their inclination towards Curran as their SA20-owned franchise, MI Capetown selected him as one of their draft picks for the inaugural season of South Africa’s T20 league. Thus it is likely the five-time IPL champions would try to include the Northampton-born in the setup for the lucrative T20 tournament.
Thus, with both CSK and MI eying Curran, one can witness an intense bidding war.

Mumbai Indians and <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20/ipl-indian-premier-league/csk-chennai-super-kings/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chennai Super Kings</a> are two of the most successful franchises in the history of the Indian Premier League. In the 15 editions of the lucrative T20 tournament played thus far, MI have won the tournament on five occasions whereas CSK have been crowned champions four times. 
But in the last IPL season, the two marquee teams were nowhere close to their vintage selves and could just win four out of their 14 games in the league stage.
Mumbai and Chennai would like to make amends for their horrendous last season and in a bid to do so, they would look to draft some top-drawer players at the upcoming mini-auction to fill up the holes in the squad. However, there are a few T20 stars whom both franchises will likely be eager to pick and go hammer and tongs for at the mini-auction. This can in turn trigger a bidding war between MI and CSK.
<h3>5. Vidhwath Kaverappa</h3>
<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1666850195241_Vidhwath-Kaverappa.jpeg" width="640" height="400" alt="">
Vidhwath Kaverappa is one of the exciting fast bowlers going around in the Karnataka cricketing circles and has proven himself as a genuine wicket-taker in domestic T20 competitions. In the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/maharaja-trophy-t20/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Maharaja T20 Trophy 2022</a>, he was too hot to handle while playing for Gulbarga Mystics as he bagged 17 wickets in 13 games.&nbsp;
The right-arm pacer carried his rich vein of form in the 2022 season of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT). Kaverappa featured in eight games for Karnataka and picked 18 wickets at an economy of 6.36. It included a sensational five-wicket haul against Jammu &amp; Kashmir. The Karnataka pacer has been quite lethal with the new ball and can also strangle batters at the fag end of the innings.
In the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League, both Mumbai and Chennai lacked penetration on the bowling front and were not able to dent the opposition by taking regular breakthroughs. The addition of Kaverappa could help lessen their wicket-taking woes and the two marquee teams might try to add the right-arm pacer at their disposal.

<h3>4. Cameron Green</h3>
<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1662557823724_Cameron-Green.jpeg" width="640" height="400" alt="">
Cameron Green has set the international arena on fire with his all-round performances. He has amassed 270 runs in 12 ODIs at a strike rate of 92.15 and also bagged 11 wickets at an economy of 4.98. When it comes to the shortest format, the ace all-rounder has smashed 139 runs in eight games at an amazing strike rate of 173.75.
Generally a lower-middle-order batter in Tests and ODIs, Green has shown his versatility to bat in the opening slot and thereby, gives his team more options with the bat. With the ball, the 23-year-old has been the middle overs enforcer for Australia and has played the role with perfection.
A player of Green’s caliber is an asset to the side and franchises such as MI and CSK could be interested in including him. Mumbai has not been able to fill Hardik Pandya's void in their team. Thus, they might draft the Australian all-rounder on the side.
Chennai, on the other hand, though has a few seam-bowling all-round options like <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/t20-world-cup-2022-aaron-finch-explains-reason-behind-replacing-injured-josh-inglis-with-cameron-green/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dwayne Bravo</a> and Dwaine Pretorious, but they do not bat in the top six. Also, Bravo is 39 years old and does not have age by his side. Thus, they might try to rope Green into their squad.

<h3>3. Kane Richardson</h3>
<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1665992478218_Kane-Richardson.jpeg" width="640" height="400" alt="">
Kane Richardson has been a giant of a player in the T20 circuit. He has featured in 154 games and bagged an insane tally of 200 wickets at an economy of 8.05. The veteran pacer has also made 35 appearances for Australia in the shortest format and taken 44 wickets at an economy of 8.33.&nbsp;
Chennai Super Kings roped in Pretorious and Chris Jordan at the 2022 mega auction to support Bravo at the death but they leaked runs at an economy of 10.00 and 10.52 respectively. Mumbai Indians had a similar story as they struggled to find a bowler to partner <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/jasprit-bumrah-is-the-most-complete-bowler-across-formats-ricky-ponting/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jasprit Bumrah</a> at the fag end of the innings.
Both the marquee IPL sides could ponder over including Richardson to address their death-overs woes. The 31-year-old has numerous variations up his sleeve and has mastered the art of bowling in the slog overs. Thus, Chennai and Mumbai might go hammer and tongs for the Australian pacer at the upcoming auction.

<h3>2. Ben Stokes</h3>
<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1665722271506_Ben-Stokes.jpeg" width="640" height="400" alt="">
<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/once-the-world-cup-comes-hell-be-fine-moeen-ali-backs-ben-stokes-amid-questions-over-latters-form/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ben Stokes</a> is one of the best all-rounders going around in world cricket. The veteran cricketer has the ability to take even the top-quality bowling attacks to the cleaners and can test batters with his disciplined bowling. The ace all-rounder has featured in a total of 155 T20 games and accumulated 2956 runs at a strike rate of 133.99. On the bowling front, he has picked up 92 wickets at an economy of 8.42.
Stokes first entered the IPL auction landscape in 2017 and franchises went all guns blazing to pick him. Eventually, it were the Rising Pune Supergiants who picked him for a whooping sum of INR 14.5 CR. With the flamboyant cricketer expected to feature at the upcoming mini-auction, another bidding war could be on the cards, and MI and CSK could be at the forefront of the same.
Apart from Shivam Dube, Chennai do not have a seam-bowling all-rounder in their squad who could bat in the middle order. Having a top-quality player like Stokes would lessen this worry and add depth to the side. Also, the England veteran could be a captaincy candidate after Dhoni hangs his boots.&nbsp;
When it comes to Mumbai Indians, they struggled to find the right team composition. They had roped in the likes of Daniel Sams and Fabian Allen at the 2022 mega auction to contribute in both departments, but that did not go down as per expectations. Also, with Kieron Pollard’s dwindling returns, Stokes could be a perfect option for MI for an all-rounder role.

<h3>1. Sam Curran</h3>
<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/featureimage/2020/12/Sam-Curran.jpg" width="640" height="400" alt="">
<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/twitter-reactions-cricket/twitter-reactions-sensational-sam-curran-powers-england-to-hard-fought-victory-against-afghanistan/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sam Curran</a> has been a proven performer in the T20 circuit. The ace all-rounder has featured in 143 games and scored 1731 runs at a strike rate of 135.65. Also, he has bagged 146 wickets at an economy of 8.46. In the IPL landscape as well, he has struck 337 runs at a strike rate of 149.78 and taken 32 wickets.
Curran’s bowling prowess has witnessed a meteoric rise in the recent past and his exploits in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2022 are an indicator of the same. The left-arm pacer has taken ten wickets in four games and that too at an economy of 6.40. He has become a vital cog in England’s T20I setup.
The 24-year-old played for the CSK franchise in the 2020 and 2021 seasons and he became an integral part of the Dhoni-led side. Given how big the Chennai team is in terms of player loyalty, it is likely they would look to have Curran back in the mix and can splurge a hefty sum for him at the forthcoming auction.
Mumbai franchise, on the other hand, have already shown their inclination towards Curran as their SA20-owned franchise, MI Capetown selected him as one of their draft picks for the inaugural season of South Africa’s T20 league. Thus it is likely the five-time IPL champions would try to include the Northampton-born in the setup for the lucrative T20 tournament.
Thus, with both CSK and MI eying Curran, one can witness an intense bidding war.

Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings are two of the most successful franchises in the history of the Indian Premier League. In the 15 editions of the lucrative T20 tournament played thus far, MI hav

5 players who can trigger bidding war between MI and CSK

There are a few T20 stars whom both MI and CSK will likely be eager to pick at the upcoming mini-auction.

5 players who can trigger bidding war between MI and CSK at upcoming mini-auction

Here are the players who can trigger a bidding war between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings at the upcoming mini-auction.