Mumbai Indians called-up two players for trials | Photo Credit: AP

Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Mumbai Indians called up two Hyderabad players, Bavanaka Sandeep and Chama Milind for trials on Monday, a report in The Hindu suggests. The duo attended the trials on Monday. As per a report in ESPNcricinfo, the auction for IPL 2019 is likely to be held on December 16. Considering that in mind, probably, Mumbai Indians would have decided to hold the trials soon and ink on the players they are looking forward to signing up for the upcoming season.

Sandeep is a left-handed batsman from Hyderabad who has played 45 first-class, 41 List A and 24 T20 matches. Milind, a former U-19 player, is a renowned face. He was a part of the junior team in World Cup 2014 where the Vijay Zol-led team lost to England in the quarter-final and failed to qualify for the semi-final. Milind has been part of Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Daredevils in past but is yet to make his debut in the T20 league.

(Shikhar Dhawan plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Photo credits: BCCI)

Meanwhile, there are reports that Mumbai Indians could add a big face in their line-up in form of Shikhar Dhawan. As per a report in Mumbai Mirror, the left-handed batsman is unhappy with Sunrisers Hyderabad and has already expressed his desire to leave the team.

An official word on this matter is yet to come out but if this is the case, then a news will be out soon as the transfer window will close in a few weeks. Mumbai Indians have already roped in Quinton de Kock from Royal Challengers Bangalore.

The South African wicket-keeper batsman was purchased by RCB in 2018 for Rs 2.80 Crore. The Rohit Sharma-led franchise has also released Mustafizur Rahman and Akila Dananjaya.