3) Batters not stepping up
Heading into the season, what most teams envied about the Mumbai Indians was their batting lineup. A lineup of Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav and Kieron Pollard is enough to strike fear into the hearts of anyone. Add to that the talent of Tilak Varma and it's befuddling how the Mumbai Indians are yet to post a substantial score on the board.
Ishan Kishan started off the season in hot form, scoring back-to-back fifties, but his scores have dropped in the last two matches. Rohit Sharma has gotten off to decent starts but has thrown away his wicket on multiple occasions, while Kieron Pollard is currently in arguably one of the worst patches of his IPL career.
The only bright spot has been Suryakumar Yadav, who - since his return from injury - has scored brilliant consecutive fifties, both in situations when the team was in a precarious position.
While there are no potential changes that can be made to the top order, Mumbai Indians might consider doing the unthinkable and dropping Kieron Pollard and, instead, giving the young Tim David - on whom they spent more than ₹ 8 crores - an extended run. Other than that, there is nothing they can do but cross their fingers and hope that this batting lineup explodes and covers up the shortcomings of their misfiring bowling attack.
Potential comeback XI
Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Ramandeep Singh/Anmolpreet Singh/Sanjay Yadav, Kieron Pollard/Tim David, Fabian Allen, Riley Meredith, Tymal Mills, Jasprit Bumrah, Murugan Ashwin
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