Mumbai Indian Players: Take a look at the top 5 players from the most successful team in the IPL, Mumbai Indians, who went onto play for India
Mumbai Indians has been one of the handful of team who have played every single season in the IPL since its inauguration in 2008. The characteristics portrayed by side from Mumbai has led them to be the most successful team in the history of this cash-rich league.
Mumbai Indians has always concentrated and focused upon developing the attributes of each of their player, then be it Rohit Sharma or someone as young as off-spinner Mayank Markande.
MI over the years has emerged as a side who has backed their players regardless of their form and have gone onto produce quality premier pace bowlers and batsman who could be the pillars of Indian cricket in the shortest format.
Having said that, we shall take a look at 5 such prodigies produced by Mumbai Indians in the 13 editions so far played till now.
Mumbai Indian Players: MI Players Who Played For India
1.Jasprit Bumrah
He is India’s premier bowler in the limited format. Jasprit Bumrah has been guided by the world’s best pace bowlers, be it Zaheer Khan or Lasith Malinga in MI. Before the IPL 2021, the former spoken about bowler had 112 wickets in the cash-rich league. Season after season he developed his ability as a quality death bowler, leading Rohit Sharma led Mumbai Indians to numerous victories.
It has to be said that if it wasn’t for Mumbai Indians today, Team India would have never got their ideal go-to bowler for the limited format in the modern-era.
2.Suryakumar Yadav
Although he might have made a name for himself in the IPL before re-joining the Mumbai Indians in the 2018 edition, but a very interesting fact being, Suryakumar Yadav never scored more than 200 runs in any edition before that.
That being the case, Mumbai Indians showed tremendous belief in the 30-year-old right-handed batsman’s abilities and Suryakumar Yadav repaid it by becoming the highest scorer for the franchise by scoring 512 runs in the same edition.
Season after season, Suryakumar became a regular feature in the MI ssquad, composing the innings beautifully after Rohit Sharma. Justifying the same, as a result of his consistency, he earned his much-awaited Team India call-up in 2021 against England in the limited over series, where in he won the Man of the Match award in the 2nd T20 leading India to victory.
3.Hardik Pandya
The younger Pandya brother filled India’s void of an elite pace-bowling all-rounder. Hardik Pandya has emerged as one of the top Indian prodigies produced ever in the IPL, since making his debut in 2015. Who else than, Mumbai Indians who have focused upon improving Hardik Pandya’s hard-hitting as well as death bowling abilities to make him fetch his maiden opportunity for Team India.
Before the start of the 14th edition of the IPL in 2021, Hardik Pandya had played 80 games for Mumbai Indians and had scored 1384 runs batting lower the order. The fast bowling all-rounder also has 42 wickets to his name.
If one was to see his struggles, from his nervous overs at the death to being the pillar for India in the lower middle order, Hardik Pandya has cemented his place in the shortest side for India.
4.Rahul Chahar
A player who who merely seen as an off-spinner to bowl on slow surfaces. Yet Mumbai Indians showed their trust in Rahul Chahar by opting him for 13 out of 16 games in the 2019 edition, wherein he was able to show glimpses of his exceptional deceiving talent. However, his breakthrough season was the one in 2020.
Using his clever and witty variations, Chahar took 15 wickets for Mumbai Indians and was a vital clog in their record-breaking triumph to 5th IPL trophy.
It would be safe to say that with RCB marquee Yuzvendra Chahal and KKR Chinaman Kuldeep Yadav struggling on the international stage in the limited overs form presently, Rahul Chahar could really earn his solid and prominent place in the upcoming India T20 World Cup squad.
5.Krunal Pandya
The elder Pandya brother could be adjudged as the true-blue IPL star, who possesses the same characteristics as his brother Hardik. He is only differentiated from his brother as he is a left-hander and an off-spinner. In his 74 games played before the IPL 2021 edition, the elder Pandya brother has taken 49 wickets and has scored 1025 runs.
Krunal Pandya has focused upon his all-rounder skills since he has joined Mumbai Indians. Although his role in the MI side works as the 2nd spinner to Rahul Chahar, Krunal Pandya can also be seeing as the trump card of MI when on certain occasions he has been sent in the top middle order.
Having said that, he earned a lot of praise for himself when he made his match winning debut for India against England in March 2021.
Mumbai Indian Players: Domestic Faces
A powerhouse of Indian talent, Mumbai Indians promise to offer the Indian team more riveting names in the years to come. The club’s commitment to nurturing players from the grassroots level at its cricket academy has turned into a sensational approach for the club.
Not only has it offered the side a string of fresh Indian names to choose from but has also accorded the side extra funds to invest during the transfer market. The club will be aspiring to keep upbringing players as it strives to record yet another IPL triumph.