IPL flashback: Top 10 Talking Points from the 2018 season

#9 A season to forget for Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli

Mumbai Indians had a season to forget

IPL 2018 saw marquee teams like the Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore crash out of the tournament before the playoffs.

For the defending champions, Mumbai, it was a case of a misfiring top-order that was heavily dependent on Rohit Sharma. Same was the case with their bowling. The likes of Mustafizur Rahman and Mitchell McClenaghan failed to give ideal support to Jasprit Bumrah resulting in them losing a lot of close games.

As for the Royal Challengers Bangalore, it was the same old story where insipid team selections, lack of death bowlers and off-course the overwhelming over-reliance on Kohli and de Villiers paved the way for yet another disappointing season.

In the end, it came down to a knockout game between the two sides where the winner will still have chances of making it to the Playoffs. The Challengers, thanks to Tim Southee's 2-25, edged out the defending champions by 14 runs.

But, as they say, one swallow does not make a summer, which is exactly what happened with RCB, as they went down to Rajasthan Royals in their final league-game by 30 runs to squander yet another opportunity of making it to the top four.