Defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) is counted as one of the most balanced sides in the tournament. The four IPL titles speak about their dominance in the cash-rich league.

As IPL 2020 is around the corner, former Australia cricketer Brad Hogg tried to highlight their flaw. Hogg knows MI have a solid batting line-up to sustain any bowling line-up. But he feels the biggest headache for management is going to be the selection of playing XI.

“Mumbai Indians are going to finish on top of the regular season. Will they take out the final, let’s wait and see. The edge for the Mumbai Indians is their quality top four,”  Hogg said on his Youtube channel.

“They have an abundance of all-rounders, good spinners but they have got the best pace battery in the IPL this year. The flaw for them is the selection table, what balance are they going to utilize with their overseas players to make up a prominent XI? That will be their big issue,” Hogg added.

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Hogg named Suryakumar Yadav to be the standout player for Mumbai Indians in IPL this year. “The standout for the Mumbai Indians is going to be Suryakumar Yadav. I am just thinking this quality batsman is going to come along this year.

“He showed progress over the last couple of years. He was really enjoying the Mumbai Indians and he is liking his position in that middle-order. Watch out, I think he will be in the top 5 run-scorers of this particular tournament,” he added.

The tournament still has time to kick-off, and the teams have started the preparation. The first match will be played on September 19.