Mumbai Indians set to tour England with uncapped players

According to Press Trust of India, the likes of Tilak Varma and Kumar Kartikeya are expected to spend three weeks in England playing T20 matches against top club sides

Mumbai Indians are starting their preparations for the 2023 Indian Premier League early with the franchise expected to take their uncapped players on a three-week tour of England in July.

The five-time champions endured a dismal 2022 campaign, winning just four matches from a possible 14 and beginning the tournament with an eight-match losing streak.

As well as training at state of the art facilities, the young players will play at least ten T20 games against top club sides from multiple counties.

An IPL source told the Press Trust of India: "Tilak Varma, Kumar Kartikeya, Ramandeep Singh, Hrithik Shokeen are some of the players who will get exposure playing against top T20 club sides in trying conditions.

^{Rohit Sharma's Mumbai Indians endured a dismal IPL campaign in 2022}

"Arjun Tendulkar, who is also in the UK, and South African youngster Dewald Brevis are also likely to join the touring party.

"The ones who need to be monitored are our younger crop of players as they won't be having any match practice for three and half months before the next domestic season starts.

"So effectively, we can't call it a pre-season trip as IPL is still nine months away. But it is trying to monitor the progress of our core group of youngsters going forward."

Possible squad: Tilak Varma, Kumar Kartikeya, Hrithik Shokeen, Mayank Markande, Rahul Buddhi, Ramandeep Singh, Anmolpreet Singh, Basil Thampi, Murugan Ashwin, Aryan Juyal, Akash Medhwal, Arshad Khan, Arjun Tendulkar, Dewald Brevis

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