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In what was easily the biggest shock of IPL 2018, Mumbai Indians failed to make the playoffs. Having started off as one of the favourites, Mumbai stuttered and stumbled their way through the season but the defeat to the Delhi Daredevils in the final match sealed their fate.
A lot of players in the Mumbai ranks failed to play according to their potential and this resulted in their early exit.
Here are four players Mumbai should drop from their squad for the next IPL:
#1 JP Duminy
The South African all-rounder was picked up by Mumbai Indians at the auction for 1 crore but he failed to live up to that price tag.
Duminy featured in just 6 games the entire campaign, scoring just 36 runs at a woeful strike rate of 90. Mumbai have a lot of top-order batsmen in their ranks and that meant Duminy had to bat at an unfamiliar position lower down the order, something he's just not suited to and he is unlikely to get a game next season.
#2 Mustafizur Rahman
Mustafizur started off the campaign brightly but faded away badly as the season progressed. The Bangladeshi pacer looks to have lost a yard of pace and his death bowling prowess seems to have declined as well. Batsmen have been able to pick his variations with ease and deposit him in the stands far too often.
Mustafizur picked up just 7 wickets in 7 games this season at an economy of 8.36 and he was unable to get a breakthrough in Mumbai's all-important game against Delhi.
The Rohit Sharma-led side are unlikely to persist with him come IPL 2019.
#3 Mitchell McClenaghan
McClenaghan was roped in as a replacement for Jason Behrendorff after the Australian was ruled out of the tournament due to a back injury.
The New Zealander had a decent campaign, picking up 14 wickets in 11 matches at an economy rate of over 8 which is on the expensive side.
However, it remains to be seen if Mumbai offload him if Behrendorff is fit for the next season.
#4 Kieron Pollard
It came as a massive surprise to many when Mumbai used one of their RTMs on Kieron Pollard. He wasn't in great form and considering he doesn't bowl any more, the decision is all the more baffling.
Pollard had a torrid time this IPL, scoring just 133 runs in 9 matches, at a strike rate of 130. Taking into account his poor returns all season, it is surprising that he did indeed manage to play nine matches.
It is unlikely that he will get any opportunities next season.
