Top 3 Picks for Mumbai Indians against Chennai Super Kings

Rohit Sharma

IPL 2020: We are here finally. The IPL teams are raring to go and the cricketers too after a long hiatus owing to the pandemic. The players have arrived at Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah with mandatory quarantine rules. In the first fixture of the IPL 2020, defending champions Mumbai Indians will face the previous season runners-up Chennai Super Kings.

Mumbai Indians have one of the best batsmen, bowlers and all-rounders of Indian and International team in their squad. Players of calibre like Quinton de Kock, Surya Kumar Yadav and Krunal Pandya can add to the flair that the team has. Here are the three players who can play a decisive role against Chennai Super Kings at Sheikh Zayed Stadium:

Top 3 Picks for Mumbai Indians against CSK

#1) Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma

The swashbuckling Indian opener is a no surprise when both the sides meet in Abu Dhabi. Rohit Sharma is the second-highest run-scorer against Chennai Super Kings and will look to eclipse Virat Kohli‘s record of 747 runs against the Yellow Army. Also, the player who has seven half-centuries can be a game-changer if CSK bowlers fail to remove the scalp of the player early.

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#2) Jasprit Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah ipl

The Gujarat bowler’s stock has risen tremendously in the past few years owing to his toe-crushing yorkers and death bowling ability. Not only he has restricted the international giants but also the great Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Jasprit Bumrah can be a crucial player to the “Whistle Podu” army with his knack of bowling in both start and end of the innings.

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#3) Hardik Pandya

Hardik Pandya

Who doesn’t know the value of this fast-bowling all-rounder who plays and enacts like a Jamaican or the Caribbean? The bowling-allrounder, Hardik Pandya is a crucial player for his captain Rohit Sharma in IPL and Virat Kohli in the international circuit. Not only the player can swing his arms but he can roll it with the ball when required. Pandya possesses the capability of changing the game single-handedly as we saw in the previous season. Hardik Pandya had scored 91 of 34 deliveries, sending the jitters for Punjab bowlers.

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