5 Selection problems Mumbai Indians might face in IPL 2020

4. Rohit Sharma’s batting spot

Another dilemma that Mumbai Indians might face is where to play Rohit Sharma. The Indian opener has played the majority of his career at No. 4 for MI and has found a lot of success there. However, in IPL 2019, Rohit opened the innings along with Quinton De Kock. With Chris Lynn in the squad now, Rohit Sharma could well be on his way to the middle order. Also, with T20 World Cup scheduled for October this year, Rohit could also decide to open the innings.

Rohit Sharma is undoubtedly the most important player for Mumbai, not just as a captain, but as a batsman as well. The Mumbaikar has found a lot of success in international cricket as an opener and is one of the biggest names in the game. In IPL, however, he has made the #4 spot as his own and has been absolutely sensational at number 4. Mumbai’s middle-order will get a huge boost, should Rohit Sharma play in the middle order and not as an opener.

Throughout his IPL career, Rohit has played at #4 in 86 innings, where he scored 2392 runs at a healthy average of 32. The dashing batsman has also played 40 innings at #3 where he managed to score 920 runs at an average of 25. As an opener, Rohit has scored 1018 runs at just over 35. It will be tempting for the MI skipper to drop down to the middle order and open with Lynn and De Kock.