IPL 2020: 3 players who could be surplus to Mumbai Indians

Sherfane Rutherford

Mumbai Indians roped in the services of Sherfane Rutherford during the trade window. He is a powerful striker of the ball and has shown glimpses of his brutal hitting in the IPL for Delhi Capitals (DC) last year. Rutherford plays the role of a finisher but MI already has the likes of Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, and Krunal Pandya who have played the role to perfection in the last 3 years. Chances of Rutherford making the XI look very bleak and only multiple injuries could pave a way in for him.

The southpaw played 7 matches for DC in the last season but had pretty mediocre numbers. His only innings of substance came against the Royal Challengers Bangalore when he smashed 28 off a mere 13 deliveries and played a pivotal role in DC’s win. MI might give him a game or two but in all likelihood, Rutherford is expected to warm the benches for the majority of the tournament.

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Arya is a cricket journalist with around 8 years of experience who writes informative listicles and is in charge of text commentary at Sportskeeda. He is a graduate in Journalism, Psychology, and English, and has previously worked for websites such as CricTracker, SportzWiki, Cricket Addictor, Cricfit, OneCricket, and Cricket Exchange. His vast experience has led him to know the pulse of his readers and he cross-checks information from a number of credible sources before writing a single word for their sake.

A former Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) U14 and U16 player, Arya's tryst with cricket began after watching Sachin Tendulkar in action during his childhood. He is an ardent fan of Mumbai Indians (MI) owing to Tendulkar's initial involvement and also bleeds blue for his national team. He is an admirer of Test cricket as he feels the red-ball format teaches one about every facet of life.

Arya, who feels ODIs should not be completely replaced with T20Is owing to the former's pacing and charm, would like to go back in time to 1998 and watch the Master Blaster in action. He has experience in interviewing a few Bengali cricketers such as Kazi Junaid Saifi, Shib Shankar Pal, Sayan Ghosh and Prayas Ray Barman. He has also translated a couple of Bengali cricket books, and made Indian Premier League (IPL) pre-match videos.

He likes to spend time with his family and binge on web series during his spare time.

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