MITCHELL MCCLENAGHAN 

The New Zealand T20 freelancer Mitchell McClenaghan has been one of the best pacers in franchise cricket for some time now. He let go off a New Zealand contract to go his own way in T20 leagues and has forged a successful career as well.

He has played for Mumbai Indians since 2015 and has been part of their 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2020 IPL winning squads. However, he didn’t get to play a single game in the IPL 2020 season. Overall he has picked 71 wickets in 56 IPL matches with a best of 4/21 an economy of 8.49.

Mitchell McClenaghan shuts up a Twitter user with a hilarious reply when asked about his retirement

He was picked in IPL 2018 as a replacement for injured Jason Behrendorff and was retained for the next two seasons. In 2019, he played 5 matches and picked 3 wickets. Though a player who has given his everything to IPL, his economy and wayward bowling have been an issue for some time now, and hence he was released by Mumbai Indians before the 2021 auction.

In the auction, McClenaghan may not find any buyer given his current form and previous outings in the tournament as well, with other franchises already filling in their overseas slots and constrained purses.