IPL 2018: One Player from each of the 8 Teams who should be brought back into the Playing XI
The 11th season of the Indian Premier League is heading to its business end and with the exception of Delhi Daredevils, all the teams are still in the hunt for a spot in the Playoffs. Surisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings have already qualified while the others are trying hard to make it to the playoffs.
The teams have made a number of changes in their playing X1 over the course of the tournament and a few of them have a settled combination while a majority of the teams are still making some changes to their Playing X1 in every game they play.
A settled team often leads to better results but what is more important than having a settled team is having the right players in the right positions and all the eight teams can do better in this aspect.
Mumbai Indians- Mustafizur Rahman
Mumbai Indians had a struggling start to the IPL with the team losing 5 of their initial 6 games. In order to perform better, Rohit Sharma started changing the team combination to weed out the under-performers but in that process, he removed an in-form Mustafizur Rahman from the XI.
Rahman is one of the best bowlers in the world when it comes to T20s and is a definite pick in any team. He is a brilliant death bowler and can be a useful bowler for the team in the middle overs as well.
Rahman bowled brilliantly in the 6 matches that he played for Mumbai this year and he picked up 7 wickets at an impressive strike rate of 20. He almost won the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad in a low scoring encounter as he bowled a brilliant 19th over in that match.
Pat Cummins was brought into the side at his expense but he hasn't been utilized by Rohit as a batsman and he is ineffective as a bowler. JP Duminy is in the side as a batsman but he has batted in only a single match and it is therefore important for the side to replace Cummins with Mustafizur as it would help Mumbai in improving their bowling strength.