IPL 2019: Best player in each department for Mumbai Indians

The enthusiasm among spectators for the much anticipated IPL 2019 is increasing day by day as the tournament is getting closer. The cash-rich league is set to kick-start on March 23. CSK and RCB will face each other in the very first clash of the tournament.

The three-time IPL champions, Mumbai Indians will start their IPL campaign against Delhi Capitals at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on March 24. After a poor outing last year, Mumbai Indians will be very desperate to set the league on fire.

The Mumbai-based franchises have one of the strongest squads among all the franchises for the forthcoming season. So, they will surely want to lift the IPL trophy for the fourth time.

Here, we take a look at best players of Mumbai Indians in each department who could play a huge role for the franchise in 2018.

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#4 Best Spinner - Mayank Markande

Mayank Markande will surely want to replicate his last year's performance in IPL 2019

The extremely talented leg-spinner from Punjab, Mayank Markande was one of the biggest surprise packages of IPL 2018 as he performed really well in the tournament. In IPL 2018, he picked up 15 wickets from 14 matches at an average of 24.53 and an economy rate of 8.36 with 23/4 being his best figures.

The last one year has been quite good for the 21-year-old as he did reasonably well wherever he played. He also made his T20I debut against Australia recently.

With Mumbai Indians not having any world-class spinner in their squad, Mayank Markande will be their front line spinner for the forthcoming season of IPL. MI will have high expectations from him in IPL 2019.

The young leg-spinner will surely want to live up to the expectations of his franchise and fans in the approaching IPL season by performing well.

#3 Best Fast Bowler - Jasprit Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah will play a key role for MI in IPL 2019

Without a doubt, Jasprit Bumrah is currently one of the best bowlers in world cricket across formats. He has been in great form of late.

His ability to pick wickets and bowling toe-crushing yorkers at will make him a very lethal bowler in the shortest format of the game. He not only picks wickets but also makes it hard for batsmen to score runs. The 25-year-old will surely be a spearhead of MI's fast bowling attack in IPL 2019.

IPL had been a breakthrough tournament in Bumrah's career as he got to play international cricket after performing well in IPL.

So far, Bumrah has played a total of 61 matches in IPL and has taken 63 wickets at an average of 28.16 and an economy rate of 7.81 with 7/3 being his best figures. These are decent numbers but don't do justice with Bumrah's talent as Bumrah is capable of doing much better than this.

#2 Best Batsman - Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma is arguably one of the best limited overs batsmen at the moment and will be Mumbai Indians' most important batsman in IPL 2019. He has been a consistent performer in IPL since its inception.

However, the last couple of IPL seasons have not been good enough for The Hitman as he underperformed by his standards and his poor show with the bat was one of the biggest reasons of Mumbai's failure last year. Hence, he will surely want to make a mark in IPL 2019.

The Mumbai cricketer is one of the best batsmen in IPL history. In his IPL career, Rohit has scored 4493 runs from 168 innings at an average of 31.87 and a strike of 131.03 with 109 being his highest.

The 31-year-old has been a brilliant skipper for the Mumbai Indians as they have won all the three IPL titles under Rohit Sharma's captaincy. So if Mumbai Indians want to win the IPL 2019, then Rohit has to stand up and lead the team from the front.

#1 Best All-rounder - Krunal Pandya

Krunal Pandya

Mumbai Indians have some brilliant T20 all-rounders in their squad like Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, and Ben Cutting but Krunal Pandya has emerged as their best all-arounder in last few seasons. Krunal is someone who is equally good in all the three departments. His ability to score quick runs and to pick wickets without giving away too many runs make him an ideal T20 all-rounder.

So far, the 27-year-old has made 39 appearances in IPL for Mumbai Indians. In those matches, he has scored 708 runs at an average of 29.5 and an excellent strike rate of 153.91 with 86 being his highest score. While bowling, he has taken 28 wickets from 37 innings at an average of 28.32 and an impressive economy rate of 7.12 with 14/3 being his best figures.

Krunal Pandya will be one of MI's most important players in IPL 2019. It will be fascinating to watch Krunal Pandya in the upcoming IPL season.