Middle Order: Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Dewald Brevis, Tim David
The world's number 1 T20 batsman, Suryakumar Yadav, has been the backbone of this franchise since the 2020 IPL. In the last IPL season, he was the leading run-scorer (605) for MI from just 16 innings at a remarkable strike rate of 181.13. He also smashed a century against GT in the last IPL season.
Tilak Varma has been scoring runs consistently for MI in IPL 2022 & 2023 and is expected to carry his form in the next IPL season. He scored 397 runs from 14 innings in the 2022 season & 343 runs from 11 innings in the 2023 season.
Dewald Brevis, despite having so much potential, didn't get to feature in the playing XI due to the overseas player constraint. But with Cameron Green's trade, he can be expected to feature in the side.
Tim David has been a sensational replacement for Kieron Pollard in the Mumbai Indians setup as a hard-hitting batsman in the death overs of the game. In IPL 2023, he scored 231 runs at an impressive strike rate of 158.21.
Nehal Wadhera could also be a useful option to play as a middle-order batsman in this XI. He would be on the substitutes list for his franchise.
