Indian Premier League 2015: Squad-wise Analysis of Franchises

MUMBAI INDIANS (MI):

A team that has made the last four in every IPL season, Mumbai Indians are one the most consistent teams in the tournament. One time IPL winners and one time Champions League title holders, MI have retained their core players in Harbhajan Singh, Rohit Sharma, Lasith Malinga, Ambati Rayudu and Kieron Pollard. They did buy some very good players to replace some that they didn’t have and have finally got specialist players instead of players filling in.

MI Strong Points:

Their strength has been their core of the team which has been with the franchise for years. Plus they have a good crop of quality Indian players in R Vinay Kumar, Harbhajan, Parthiv Patel and Rohit Sharma. Add the foreign power of Kieron Pollard, Marchant de Lange, Aiden Blizzard, Corey Anderson and Mitchell McClenaghan you have one the best and exciting squads in IPL.
Their other strong points are the support staff in the dugout. With legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Anil Kumble and Jonty Rhodes as their coaches and mentors, MI cannot afford to put a foot wrong going forward in the IPL this year.

Weak Points:

Inability to hold their nerves in crunch situations and handling the pressure. They have lost matches before due to nerves getting better of them in crucial situations.

Prediction:

Mumbai should be able to get into the last four and even go into the finals if they can overcome nervousness and handle pressure in a better way.

MI Squad for IPL 2015:
Rohit Sharma, Aditya Tare, Ambati Rayudu, Corey Anderson, Harbhajan Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Josh Hazlewood, Keiron Pollard, Lasith Malinga, Marchant de Lange, Pawan Suyal, Shreyas Gopal, Lendl Simmons, Unmukt Chand, R Vinay Kumar, Parthiv Patel, Aaron Finch, Pragyan Ojha, Mitchell McClenaghan, Akshay Wakhare, Aiden Blizzard, Hardik Pandya, Siddhesh Lad, J Suchith, Nitish Rana, Abhimanyu Mithun