'MI focused on getting bowling combo right': Akash Ambani

Akash Ambani. Pic/Yogen Shah

Mumbai Indians strived to get their bowling combination right during the IPL mega auction, said team owner Akash Ambani after the five-time champions brought in two left-arm pacers and two overseas spinners as part of their new signings.

Mumbai Indians got the veteran New Zealand pacer Trent Boult back into their fold and also added England's left-arm bowler Reece Topley, India's Deepak Chahar and Afghanistan rookie Allah Ghazanfar as well as Kiwi spin bowling all-rounder Mitchell Santner to the roster.

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"We had four of our top seven in place already, [we] just needed to fill a couple of slots with the right complimentary players," Ambani told Jio Cinema.

"We focused a lot in this auction on getting our bowling combination right and I think we have achieved that at the end of two days of auction," he added.

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