IPL 2018: Predicting the starting eleven of Mumbai Indians

No.3: Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma loves to break the bowling unit day-in, day-out

Mumbai Indians' captain and one of the most successful cricketers in the Indian Premier League, Rohit Sharma will once again anchor the Mumbai Indians batting lineup. The whole batting of Mumbai will be once again be heavily dependent on Rohit's skill.

A limited-overs specialist, Rohit Sharma has come a long way from his inconsistent performances and has cemented his place in the Indian side. He led a weak Mumbai batting unit to a title victory last year, and the onus will be on him to perform once again.

No.4 Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav is returning home!

The former Mumbai Ranji captain, Suryakumar Yadav has grown to become an IPL specialist in recent years. Kolkata Knight Riders' middle order was anchored by Yadav for several editions of the premier T20 tournament.

KKR's loss will be MI's gain as they gain some decent firepower in their batting lineup, as Yadav's steady hand will give them someone to rely on, in case the top order falters.

Suryakumar Yadav will have some tough competition from Saurabh Tiwary and Aditya Tare for this spot, and he will have to prove his worth from the word go.

No.5: Jean Paul-Duminy

JPD is always an exciting player to watch

Duminy has played in several seasons of IPL now and has played a lot of international cricket in his career, but somehow has never been the prominent star of his team. He was Delhi Daredevils' mainstay for a long time and now has moved on to Mumbai Indians.

Duminy is an expert cricketer who knows how to anchor the innings and bring the runs for the team, but has been a tad inconsistent. He could however also provide some decent spin bowling options for Rohit Sharma in the middle overs.