Mumbai Indians Head Coach Mark Boucher said the team got most of their major targets at the auction and are very happy with the pace attack they have assembled. He was also pleased with the acquisition of Shreyas Gopal, the leg spinning all-rounder who has been a part of the team in the past.

“Shreyas has been around for a very long time. We feel he’ll be very good back up to Piyush. He has a lot of experience, so is a very good option,” Boucher said. 

Mumbai Indians came in with the aim of bolstering their overseas pace contingent and added a lot of quality in the form of South Africa’s Gerald Coetzee and Sri Lanka’s Dilshan Madhushanka, both of whom were standout performers at the ODI World Cup in India earlier this year.

“We were surprised that we got both of them at a very cheap price. We are really happy with the two international picks we have gotten so far,” he added.

He was enthused by the addition of Sri Lanka’s pace spearhead Madushanka, who he said was picked on the basis of his consistent displays across tournaments.

“We made the decision to go for him because he is a young, up and coming superstar. He is a three phase bowler. He swings the new ball nicely and has good change ups at the death. The selection is purely on the basis of what he has been doing of late and I’m sure he’ll add a lot of value to our team.”