IPL 2024
So far Mumbai Indians have won 3 matches out of 6 and are placed at no.7 in the Points table. It is a miracle that they have earned six points. Their middle order is hardly doing anything. The captain Hardik Pandya has not yet found his touch with the bat. Rohit, Ishan Kishan and now Surya are doing bulk of the scoring. Importantly, they have a poor attack. They have only one world class bowler in Bumrah but he can bowl only 4 overs. The rest are pedestrian. They don't have the skills required for T20 cricket. Very few can bowl the slow ball well. Spinners are extremely ordinary. If you compare MI with other teams the difference can be easily noticed. Most teams bat deep. Punjab has exciting young players in Shashank and Ashutosh. Chennai has Dhoni who comes to bat at no. 8 or 9. Abhishek Sharma, another blazing young talent, is giving Hyderabad the edge. In terms of skills, this year's IPL has moved ahead a few steps. The teams who are not keeping up will perish. Perhaps that