Evin Lewis was one of the seven players released by Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL 2023 retention window.
The IPL 2023 mini-auction will be held on December 23 in Kochi. Lewis played five games for LSG scoring 73 runs at an average of 24.33 and a strike rate touching 130.
Evin Lewis is one of the most explosive batters in our current generation.
The West Indian batter has a superb Strike-rate of 152 while batting in T20Is for West Indies and is a nightmare for the bowlers.
In this article, we take a look at 3 teams that could target Evin Lewis in the upcoming IPL Auction:
1. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
Sunrisers Hyderabad let go of some big names ahead of the IPL 2023 Auctions as they target a transition process. The likes of Kane Williamson and Nicholas Pooran have been released by the Orange Army. Evin Lewis could fit the bill for SRH as they would be needing an explosive opener.
2. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
After Ajinkya Rahane and Aaron Finch failed to provide solid starts to KKR in IPL 2022, the management decided to release these star batters into the auction pool.
Somebody like Evin Lewis could well ease up the load on skipper Shreyas Iyer and star-allrounder Andre Russell.
KKR could actually bid for Evin Lewis and get a hold of his services.
3. Mumbai Indians (MI)
The Mumbai-based franchise too is undergoing a major transition phase as they have released their old-horse Kieron Pollard.
They also have released Daniel Sams and here is where Evin Lewis could come in handy.
After Suryakumar Yadav, Evin Lewis can come in and provide some solid blows to the opposition bowlers.
Lewis has previously been a part of the Mumbai franchise.