3 players who could make Mumbai Indians unstoppable in IPL 2019

Mumbai Indians, the three-time IPL Champions, played poorly this season and failed to qualify for the playoffs as they finished fifth in the standings. Led by Rohit Sharma, Mumbai Indians were inconsistent throughout the 2018 IPL campaign.

Though they picked up a good side in the 2018 auction, the performances of some their key players let them down. Injuries to Pat Cummins and Jason Behrendorff depleted their bowling resources even before the start of the tournament. Though they signed Mitchell McClenaghan and Adam Milne as replacements, they lacked sharpness in their bowling attack.

Also, the poor form of Kieron Pollard, in particular, has hurt them a lot in the middle order. They were unlucky on a couple of occasions as they lost the game in the last ball of the game. Though Evin Lewis played well, he only scored a couple of fifties in his 13 games.

Mumbai Indians missed a player like Lasith Malinga in the bowling attack and a consistent batsman like Ambati Rayudu in the batting department.

Without much ado, let's take a look at the 3 players who could make Mumbai Indians unstoppable in IPL 2019.

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#1 Jonny Bairstow

Bairstow could be a great addition to Mumbai

Johnny Bairstow, the wicket-keeper batsman, is one of the in-form cricketers in One Day Internationals at the moment. With 564 runs from 11 games, the English batsman is the second highest run-getter in ODI’s this calendar year.

He has scored three hundreds and one fifty in 2018 and has an ODI average of 51.27 and a strike rate of 113.48. He opens the batting for England in One Day Internationals and has been in stunning form for the last 12 months.

He was really unlucky to go unsold in the 2018 auction. Mumbai Indians need an aggressive batsman at the top of the order and Bairstow fits the bill perfectly. His consistency and ability to score runs quickly will certainly help Mumbai Indians.

#2 Moises Henriques

Henriques had a good IPL 2017 with Sunrisers

The Australian all-rounder was one of the successful overseas players in IPL. Moises Henriques has scored 969 runs in IPL at an average of 28.50 and a strike rate of 128.17. He has also picked up 37 wickets at an economy rate of 8.38.

Henriques has scored 277 runs in IPL 2017, at an average of 46.16 and a strike rate of 136.45. The 31-year-old was a consistent player for Sunrisers Hyderabad last season and scored a lot of runs in the middle overs. He also bowled some useful overs.

Mumbai Indians should replace Kieron Pollard with Moises Henriques for the next season. Henriques addition could give them the balance and solidity in the middle-order. He could make them a really powerful unit.

#3 Joe Root

Root could have played a big role for KXIP in the middle order

Joe Root is one of the most consistent run-getters in the world, irrespective of the format. The English batsman has a T20I average of 39.10 and a strike rate of 128.76 but still went unsold in the 2018 auction.

The batting exploits of New Zealand's Kane Williamson in IPL 2018 has shown that IPL franchises have made a mistake in ignoring the 27-year-old, who is a batsman of the same caliber as the New Zealander.

Mumbai Indian's middle-order needs some quality reinforcements and Joe Root could be the ideal candidate. His consistency and ability to play spin would certainly make them the title contenders next season.