IPL 2020: Nathan Coulter-Nile Aiming To Find Place In ‘World-Class’ Mumbai Indians Bowling Attack

Australian speedster Nathan Coulter-Nile is aiming to find a place in the starting berth for the Mumbai Indians team which is stacked up with a fiery pace depth. Coulter-Nile was brought by MI for Rs 8 crores in the IPL auction in December 2019.  His Australia and IPL career has been on an On and Off because of various injuries throughout the years.

The 32-year-old is in England touring with Australia for a white ball series and will join the MI squad on 17th September. The MI squad is training at the Zayed Cricket Academy in UAE, following all the BCCI protocols for Covid-19 precautions.

Aim to find a place in world-class MI bowling attack: Nathan Coulter-Nile

The Australian speedster was brought to Mumbai Indians this year from Royal Challengers Bangalore where he spent the last two years. He believes he will have to try to find a way into the team because of the great depth the MI team has in their pace attack. His versatility with both bat and ball can be an advantage for him to make it to the starting berth for MI.

“Mumbai has got a world-class bowling line up. So I think firstly I will just try to find my way into the team. Find my role, maybe bowling upfront, through the death or in the middle. One of my strengths is I can bowl anywhere,” said Coulter-Nile in a video posted on the Mumbai Indians twitter handle.

“Also maybe do a little bit of batting behind the likes of Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, and Hardik Pandya. So I think that will be my role, versatility with the ball, and hopefully clear the fences with the bat,” he added.

Nathan Coulter-Nile is confident of his bowling on the UAE pitches

The Aussie pacer tells he has always liked the conditions in UAE and India, and the pitches have favored his bowling style. He is hoping this IPL to be a successful one for him and the team.