IPL 2018: 5 Players who can guide Mumbai Indians to the title

The most successful franchise in the history of the league, Mumbai Indians have developed a habit of beginning slowly to later astound their fans with some consistent performances, and a shot for a spot in the last four.

They have been instrumental in doing this before in 2015 when they went on to lift the trophy for the second time in the history of the league. Even in the current edition, the men in blue are well on course to spring yet another surprise.

Currently ranked 5th in the points table, Mumbai has mustered just 4 wins in the ten matches they have played so far. The team is yet again living on the edge as one bad performance from here on will probably rule them out of contention for the play-offs.

We take a look at some of those players who can revive their campaign and bring a turnaround in their fortunes:

#5 Mayank Markande

The young leg-spinner from Punjab has been the real find of this year’s IPL. His inclusion in the Mumbai Indians side, and picked ahead of Rahul Chahar, the more experienced bowler, speaks volumes of his exploits with the ball.

Markande has stepped up to the occasion and happens to be one of the major positives for the men in blue from their disappointing campaign so far in the league.

The leggie hasn’t been afraid of tossing the ball up to the batsmen. In such a short span, he has been appreciated by many ex-cricketers as he boasts to have MS Dhoni as one of his victims in the career so far.

He also held the honour of bagging the Purple cap on numerous occasions, and with 13 wickets in 10 games, he is Mumbai’s second highest wicket-taker in this edition.