IPL 2018: The core players of Mumbai Indians

#5 Krunal Pandya

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Hardik Pandya’s elder brother, Krunal Pandya came in to bat in crucial situations and played cameos to help MI get out of jail on several occasions in the last season. In 2018, the franchise and the fans hope a lot from the all-rounder. His pinch-hitting skills will be needed considering the other middle-order batsmen will look to bat through the innings.

Krunal’s stump-to-stump line makes it difficult for the opposition team’s batsmen to score runs of him. With an impressive economy rate of 7.15, he has been doing a good job of stifling the opposition but hasn’t been a wicket-taking bowler. In 25 matches, the elder Pandya has taken only 16 wickets, something that he will have to change in 2018.