- Krunal Pandya:
When the Royal Challengers Bangalore retained just Virat Kohli in 2011 and changed the entire team, all fans were in for a shock as no one expected the then inexperienced Kohli to be retained alone. But the results were there for everyone to see as Kohli often topped the run charts for the Royal Challengers and proved to be a champion leader. The Mumbai Indians can precisely do this regarding Krunal Pandya and retain him as a means of exploiting his match winning skills in the near future. Considering his clean hitting and batting prowess along with accurate bowling abilities, one can easily count the elder Pandya to be among the few exciting prospects for the near future. If this out of the box measure is taken of retaining Pandya, it could well lead to optimistic rewards for the three-time IPL champions.