IPL History: Mumbai Indians’ team of the decade

Middle-order: Suryakumar Yadav, Ambati Rayudu, and Quinton de Kock (wicket-keeper)

Suryakumar Yadav (Picture courtesy: iplt20.com/BCCI)

The dashing Suryakumar Yadav has been consistency personified for Mumbai, constantly coming up with the goods. Having first played for MI in 2011, he only found his groove in recent years. In 31 matches in the decade, Yadav has 936 runs to his credit at a strike rate of 131.41, with six fifties.

His best of 72 came off 47 balls in a losing cause against Rajasthan Royals in 2018. However, Yadav made a massive impression in the 2018 edition, with 512 runs in 14 games at a strike rate of 133.33. In Mumbai’s 2019 title triumph, he contributed 424 runs at a strike rate of 130.86, including 71 in Qualifier 1 against CSK.

Ambati Rayudu (Picture courtesy: iplt20.com/BCCI)

With 2,635 runs from 136 games in the decade, Ambati Rayudu is the among the leading run-getters for Mumbai Indians. Rayudu, who has been controversy’s favourite child over the past few months, has 14 fifties to his credit, with a strike rate of 123.36. He scored 361 runs in the 2014 edition, 333 in 2012, 395 in 2011, and 356 in 2010. While, he was never outstanding, he was a highly consistent performer.

Quinton de Kock (Picture courtesy: iplt20.com/BCCI)

Although Quinton de Kock joined MI only in 2019, he made a massive impression with 529 in 16 games at a strike rate of 132.91. De Kock registered four fifties with a best of 81, and thus gets the wicket-keeper batsman’s slot ahead of Dinesh Karthik and Parthiv Patel, who had played many more matches.