IPL 2019: 3 players that could turn the tables for Mumbai Indians

3) Barinder Sran

Sran claimed the prized wicket of Kohli at the 2016 IPL finals.

Here is a player who has all the potential in the world, but hasn’t quite realized it yet. At the finals of the IPL 2016, guess who got the prized wicket of Virat Kohli? The name is Barinder Sran. An excellent cross seam delivery at a point of the match where Kohli seemed to have the opposition at his mercy is a testament to Sran’s potential.

Not many bowlers can boast of having outsmarted Kohli. While he hasn’t been in the limelight since, Sran has shown enough ability to be picked up by the Mumbai Indians for 3.6 crores. But this isn’t about the money for him.

It’s about an opportunity to learn from one of the most celebrated left arm pacers in world cricket, Zaheer Khan. There were a few glimpses of Sran’s raw pace on display last year, though none more than when he managed to injure Shikhar Dhawan on the elbow with an absolute ripper of a delivery.

While the Wankhede does provide the quicker bowlers with something, it can work against them. Zaheer knows the pitch at the back of his hand and will be looking to impart all of that wisdom into Sran. This could be the season where we see the Mumbai Indians unearth another international superstar in the form of Barinder Sran.

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