For a team to win a lengthy competition like the Indian Premier League , it needs to have a number of match-winners in its ranks. Games com...
For a team to win a lengthy competition like the Indian Premier League, it needs to have a number of match-winners in its ranks. Games come thick and fast over the near two-month duration of the tournament and players from every department need to shoulder responsibility consistently. There can’t really be any weak link.
For several years now, Mumbai Indians has been a team that has had great balance. In their journey of claiming a record four titles, they’ve had the stars in Rohit Sharma, Kieron Pollard and Lasith Malinga, but they’ve also had quality players around them to absorb pressure and make key contributions.
This season too, MI have shown in the first few weeks that they don’t rely on select players. Skipper Rohit starred in the first win against Kolkata Knight Riders, Pollard turned back the clock with a brutal knock against Kings XI Punjab, Quinton de Kock found form versus Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Suryakumar Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah stepped up in the win over Rajasthan Royals on Tuesday.
And the rest of the cast has been playing its part, too. Ishan Kishan was sensational in the Super Over defeat to Royal Challengers Bangalore, and the likes of Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Trent Boult, James Pattinson and Rahul Chahar have...
