IPL 2020: SWOT analysis of Mumbai Indians

Weaknesses

Krunal Pandya is a utility all-rounder for MI but cannot be considered as a full-time spinner

Although MI have a very strong squad and can have a selection headache at several positions, it is the spin department where they are a bit thin in experience. Krunal Pandya has been a fantastic utility player for MI ever since his debut in 2016 and has contributed with both bat and ball. However, he does not try to spin the ball more and that is what sometimes goes against him.

Rahul Chahar has been a really great find for MI but he is just 20 years old. MI failed to land Piyush Chawla as they lost in a bidding war with CSK over the 30-year-old leggie. Anukul Roy is another spinner who had contributed to India's U19 World Cup win in 2018 but he too is inexperienced. So overall, MI will be hoping that Chahar and Krunal live up to their expectations because they do not have much quality in that department.

Although there are enough overseas batting options for MI, the lack of another experienced batsman like Suryakumar Yadav would have helped MI to control the middle-overs.