IPL 2018 Auction: 5 players Mumbai Indians should look to buy on Day 2

#2 Joe Root

Joe Root can be the ideal number 4 for Mumbai Indians

Mumbai Indians require an experienced batsman who can guide them in the crucial middle overs of the game. The English Test captain Joe Root, who went unsold on day 1 of the auction, is the ideal man to fit in that role in the Mumbai Indians line up.

Root is an exceptional player in all formats of the game and has done exceptionally well for England in the T20 format as well.

In 25 T20 internationals, Root averages over 39 and has a strike rate of above 128 which is proof that he can play the role of the aggressor when required.

The Englishman can be the perfect number 4 of the 2017 IPL champions and can bring experience and stability to the Mumbai Indians batting line up.