All Time Mumbai Indians XI

Sanath Jayasuriya

A big buy for Mumbai Indians in the inaugural edition, Sanath Jayasuriya was one of MI’s best players in a season where they narrowly failed to make the playoffs. Jayasuriya was the third highest scorer in 2008 with 514 runs at an average of 42.83.

He added another 221 runs in the next season although his average and strike-rate dipped a wee bit. The legendary all-rounder also picked up 11 wickets in the two seasons put together with his left-arm spin. With age taking his toll, his stock dropped drastically following that, but his inaugural season where he managed a stupendous strike-rate of 166 with a century and two half-centuries puts him in the bracket of trailblazers, ahead of the modern day T20 greats.