Mumbai Indians have all bases covered ahead of IPL 2021 with Piyush Chawla’s addition to squad: Parthiv Patel

IPL 2021: Former Indian wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel believes that the addition of Piyush Chawla to the Mumbai Indians squad has attained a balance in the side that was previously missing.

Five-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians had only a solitary chink in the armour with the absence of an experienced spinner in the side, according to former Indian cricketer Piyush Chawla. The inclusion of Piyush Chawla in the MI squad has helped the champion side cover all bases ahead of the 14th edition of the marquee T20 league. Chawla, 32, was bought by the Mumbai Indians for Rs 2.4 crore in the IPL 2021 auction last month. The veteran legspinner was released by the Chennai Super Kings, who bought him for a whopping Rs 6.75 crore for IPL 2020, ahead of the auctions this year. "I don't think it is a disadvantage for Mumbai Indians, because, if you look at the Mumbai Indians squad last year, there was only one thing which everyone could notice they didn't have an experienced spinner. They have Krunal Pandya and Rahul Chahar, but they needed someone experienced, and that's what Mumbai Indians did in this auction. They got Piyush Chawla, a very experienced campaigner in IPL,” Parthiv Patel said on Star Sports show Cricket Connected.