IPL 2021: 5 Reasons Why Mumbai Indians Are Favourites To Win The Title

IPL 2021 will kickstart on April 9, 2021, and Mumbai Indians will lock horns with Royal Challengers Bangalore in the first game. The match will be played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Mumbai Indians are the defending champions of the tournament as they defeated Delhi Capitals in the IPL 2020 final to lift the trophy.

Mumbai Indians retained their main players ahead of IPL 2021 auction. The 7 players which Mumbai Indians released were Prince Balwant Rai, Digvijay Deshmukh, Lasith Malinga, Nathan Coulter-Nile, James Pattinson, Sherfane Rutherford, and Mitcs which Mumbhell McCleneghan. Out of these, Nathan Coulter-Nile was bought by Mumbai Indians during IPL 2021 auction for Rs. 5 crore. Other players which Mumbai Indians bought during IPL 2021 auction were Adam Milne, Piyush Chawla, James Neesham, Yudhvir Charak, Marco Jansen, and Arjun Tendulkar.

Mumbai Indians is a very strong team in IPL 2021 and there are few reasons why they are favourites to win the title. Here are the 5 reasons why Mumbai Indians are favourites to win the trophy in IPL 2021.

IPL 2021: 5 Reasons Why Mumbai Indians Are Favourites To Win The Title

Strong Pace Attack

Mumbai Indians is a team with a deadly combination of pacers. In IPL 2021, Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult are going to lead the pace attack for the team. Both are dangerous pacers and have a lefty-right combination while bowling. Last season in IPL 2020, Jasprit Bumrah was the 2nd highest wicket-taker with 27 wickets in 15 matches. Trent Boult was the 3rd highest with 25 wickets in 15 matches. The pair will again prove very useful for the team in IPL 2021.

Great Finishers

Mumbai Indians have two outstanding finishers in the form of Kieron Pollard and Hardik Pandya. Both of them are big hitters and bat at a high strike rate. Hardik and Pollard always perform when the team needs them. If the top order and middle-order batsmen fail, Hardik and Pollard play big knocks to pull the team out of trouble.

Powerful Middle-Order Batsmen

Along with great finishers, Mumbai Indians also have powerful middle-order batsmen. Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav are some consistent batsmen in the middle. In IPL 2020, Ishan Kishan was the 5th highest run-scorer with 516 runs in 13 innings. Moreover, Suryakumar Yadav was the 7th highest run-scorer with 480 runs in 15 innings. They both make the middle-order very strong.

Good All-Rounders

Mumbai Indians have three crucial all-rounders in their squad. They are Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, and Krunal Pandya. All these three players can provide great support with both the bat and the ball. Hence, these players are a great advantage for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2021.

MI Aims Hat-Trick Of Trophies

Mumbai Indians eye to win their third consecutive trophy in IPL 2021. Mumbai Indians won the trophy in IPL 2020 and IPL 2019. Mumbai Indians is the only team after Chennai Super Kings to win two consecutive IPL titles. Chennai Super Kings had won consecutive titles in IPL 2010 and IPL 2011. However, Mumbai Indians can become the first team to claim a hat-trick of titles in IPL 2021. Mumbai Indians have a powerful squad in IPL 2021 and they will surely aim to bag this remarkable record in IPL 2021.