IPL 2018: 4 reasons why Mumbai Indians can retain the title

#2 The core group is back

Pandya Brothers will be crucial for MI this year

Over the past 10 years, a lot of teams have spent big in the auctions and played a star-studded lineup but that doesn't always work out. Spending big in the auctions is not the key to success in IPL. The key to performing well in big tournaments like IPL is the understanding between the players and the atmosphere in the dressing room and that is why all successful IPL teams try to retain their key players.

Mumbai Indians have always been loyal to its players and is known to retain its key players. This season too Mumbai successfully retained its core group of players who led them to the trophy in 2017. Mumbai retained Captain Rohit Sharma, all-rounder Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah before the auctions, and then spent big in the auctions to avail the services of Kieron Pollard and Krunal Pandya.

With its five key players back in the squad, MI also added some new players to provide freshness to the team and this squad look capable enough to win another IPL Title for the Mumbai Indians.