IPL Auction 2018 blunders: One mistake that each team will regret making

Mumbai Indians - Lack of an experienced spinner

The defending champions will be looking to retain the title in the 11th edition.

Even though the Mumbai Indians managed to replace most these stars with other big names, they could not find an apt replacement for Harbhajan Singh, which leaves them without a world-class spinner. Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar and Anukul Roy are the probables to get into the playing XI but none of them have international experience. Like the Chennai Super Kings, the Mumbai Indians too have an imbalanced in their bowling lineup, but tilted more towards seamers in the case of the defending champions. They have 6 genuine seam options in Pat Cummins, Jasprit Bumrah, Mustafizur Rehman, Jason Behrendorff, Ben Cutting and Pradeep Sangwan in addition to the part time exploits of Hardik Pandya and Pollard. There could come a time when the Mumbai Indians could feel the need to drop an overseas pacer and pick an overseas spinner in Akila Dananjaya.