IPL 2018: 3 Strategic Changes which Mumbai Indians should make to change their fortunes

#3) Rohit Sharma should Open the batting

Rohit is most dangerous at the top of the batting order

Rohit Sharma is the most important batsman in the Mumbai Indians team and history has shown us that the captain's form is a prerequisite for the success of Mumbai. Being the most important batsman on the team, it is important for him to take the bull by the horns.

Great captains always give maximum balls to their best players, but Rohit being the captain as well as the best batsman in the team hasn't done justice to himself. Suryakumar Yadav has done well at the top but it has been proven time and again that it isn't quite enough for Mumbai.

The only match Mumbai won, Rohit came in to bat in the 3rd delivery of the innings and stayed throughout the course of the 20 overs. He should open the innings and play the role of a sheet anchor and make sure all the other batsmen play around him. His role should be similar to that of Sachin in 2010.

Rohit is an extremely capable player but he has problems in starting against spin. If he was to open, he can use the powerplay to get some runs even if the teams were to start with spin. This would allow him to settle down and once he does that he becomes a dangerous batsman to bowl to in the end overs.