5 reasons why Mumbai Indians could win the IPL this year

#3 One of the most lethal squad of all-rounders

The trio for MI - Pollard and the Pandya brothers

MI has one of the best mixes of all all-rounders who have been for the franchise for a while now. They gained the services of Kieron Pollard in the 2010 IPL auction and he has been an integral part of the side in their three title triumphs. Till date, Pollard has played in 121 games for Mumbai Indians, scoring 2477 runs at a strike rate of 145.79.

The second recruit they made was the then a raw entity Hardik Pandya. Hardik has been a cheeky recruit for the side as he has been their main finisher after the decline of Kieron Pollard, as well as bowling four good overs for the side.

In the upcoming years, they added Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya's elder brother. he has played well together for the side and the franchise will be hoping that they fire this season as well. They have a good backup option in the form of Ben Cutting who was the man of the match in the finals of the 2016 Sunrisers Hyderabad winning campaign.

#4 The best coaching staff in the business

The Mumbai based franchise has had one of the best coaching staff among all teams. They have the legend Sachin Tendulkar as the icon, Mahela Jayawardene as the head coach, Robin Singh as the batting coach, James Bond as the bowling coach, Zaheer Khan as the director of cricket operations, and James Pamment as the fielding coach.

It is a paradise for the young talent to play with. The experience they have gives an upper edge to the side in crunch moments.

Reliable and solid pace attack to break the opposition's batting.

Malinga will be back to lead the solid pace attack for MI.

They have a top quality bowling line up which can bowl on any decks. Jasprit Bumrah, the world No.1 ODI bowler, has been one of the best death-bowler specialists for India. His unorthodox action and change of pace can bamboozle the batsmen. In the 61 matches he has played for the side, he has taken 63 wickets at an economy of 7.89 at an average of 28.16.

They have a formidable international pace attack with Lasith Malinga, Mitchell McClenaghan and Jason Behrendorff sharing the boots. Malinga has been the leading wicket-taker for the side as well as in the IPL with 154 wickets to his name in just 110 matches at an astonishing economy of 6.89.

McClenaghan has also been good for the franchise whenever it comes to crunch moments. Jason Behrendorff provides necessary backup for the side in the bowling department.