4. Mumbai Indians
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Mumbai Indians had a roller coaster journey in the IPL 2023. In the first 5 matches of the season, they had won only 2 matches and looked in trouble. After that, their batters fired well and helped in the revival of their campaign. Eventually, they were able to make it to the playoffs of the season and went on to finish third in the season, despite getting hardly any support from their bowlers. For MI, batting is not an issue at all, as they have some world-class batters.
With the addition of Hardik Pandya, they have strengthened their batting a lot more. In the IPL 2023, key bowlers like Jofra Archer and Jasprit Bumrah were missed by them. Ahead of the IPL 2024, Mumbai released Archer and will have their star pacer Bumrah back. But it does not solve all their problems with the ball. In the middle overs phase, MI need a wicket-taking option. Shardul might just be the right option to fill the role with his uncanny abilities to take wickets.
