IPL 2016 Predicted XI Mumbai Indians

They are fearless, they can crush any teams’ hope at the very last moment, and nothing is impossible for them. Yes, we are talking about Mumbai Indians (MI), and their past Indian Premier League (IPL) outings have proven all of that.

The defending champions form a formidable attack with dangerous all-rounders like Kieron Pollard and Corey Anderson. That is well complemented by the hard-hitting top order batsmen like captain Rohit Sharma and Lendl Simmons whilst the experience of Harbhajan Singh adds to the bowling arsenal which also includes the likes Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah.

England’s Jos Buttler has joined the team but securing a place in the playing XI will be a task for the wicket-keeper batsman as the Indians already have foreign players fighting for their spot.

In short, we can say that Mumbai Indians are a perfectly cooked Twenty20 side. They have won the IPL twice and will be pushing hard again this time to make it three in four years.

The blue army had trouble in their initial seasons, but once their rise started they became a formidable side, learning from their mistakes and tightening up their weaknesses. They were rewarded for their efforts in 2013 with the trophy in the sixth season of the tournament.

The Mumbai Indians were driven by Sachin Tendulkar’s sheer class, and now they have him as a mentor in their roster, so that factor still remains. The most successful Australian captain, Ricky Ponting, was announced as the head coach before the last season.

Here, based on the past and current form of the players, we put forward the likely XI that will try to bring back the IPL trophy home for the Mumbai Indians.