Duminy set to play his first game for Mumbai Indians in 8 years

“In all T20 he has bowled, JP bowls an average of 2.2 overs per game. This could also help Rohit Sharma from breaking the monotony. He has a class leg-spinner and a useful left-arm spinner in place so the South African will lend a good balance not only with the bat but also with the ball,” added Srikkanth.

Pollard has been a pale shadow of his glorified past, scoring only 33 runs in the four matches with a highest score of 28. That Pollard has not bowled a single delivery in four matches proves that captain Rohit has very little trust in Pollard’s bowling abilities.

South Africa’s J P Duminy is all set to replace Pollard for Sunday’s game against the Rajasthan Royals.

It is only fair that Mumbai look for other options and Duminy fits the bill perfectly. The franchise through its official twitter handle gave all indications that the attacking left-hander will get to play his first match of the season.

Duminy last represented Mumbai Indians in IPL 2010 and will provide the much-needed stability in their middle order when he gets his opportunity against Royals on Sunday. His abilities to ball off-spin will also give a cushion to Krunal Pandya.

“If I was the captain, I would play JP Duminy in the middle order. His fielding and off-spin will also come in handy. “ said former India captain Kris Srikkanth.

The middle order though, still remains an area of concern for the defending champions with neither Pollard nor the Pandya brothers - Krunal and Hardik – firing.

As the league runs into the business end, Mumbai Indians have indicated a change in their middle order.

Captain Rohit Sharma finally struck form with a brilliant 94-run innings that enabled Mumbai Indians to a huge score of 213 for 6.

Mumbai Indians finally found their touch in current edition of IPL by beating Royal Challengers Bangalore by 46 runs.