5 Best signings by Mumbai Indians (MI) in IPL history
These players have played a crucial role in making MI the most successful IPL team.
Jasprit Bumrah
Last but not the least, Jasprit Bumrah was a steal deal by Mumbai Indians. John Wright scouted him during a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match and MI recruited him for just 10 Lakh INR in 2013 auction. Wright was impressed by his pace and extra-ordinary bowling action. The Mumbai Indians’ camp also played a pivotal role in developing Bumrah.
The Ahmedabad-born was not a regular player in his first three seasons (2013-15) as he was not very effective. However, the unique talent kept learning and added more variations to his armoury gradually and consistently. Since 2016, the world witnessed Bumrah’s rise and made his debut in the Indian colours in the very same year. Now the 25-year-old is the most valuable player of his team, be it Mumbai Indians or even the Indian team.
The paceman can nail pin-point yorkers at will and doesn’t lose his calm even in tense situations. His four overs are like gold coins for Rohit Sharma, his MI skipper; and Rohit utilises them pretty well. He is asked to bowl in the slog overs or to provide a breakthrough during the middle overs as well. Bumrah who is on the way to be an all-time great was ‘Man of the Match’ in the IPL 2019 final triumph as he finished his spell with breath-taking figures of 4-0-19-2.
~Written by Tushar Jain
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