Mumbai Indians' all-time best XI in IPL history

4. Ambati Rayudu (WK)

Ambati Rayudu played for Mumbai Indians for 8 seasons from 2010 to 2017. While the limelight was on players like Rohit Sharma, Harbajan Singh and Lasith Malinga, Rayudu quietly became a cult hero. Having played for Hyderabad Heroes in the ICL, he was a natural T20 player. He was a huge prospect for the Indian team during his youth but he took a lot of time to break into the national side.

Meanwhile, he kept doing the right things in the IPL. He had the rare ability of being calm in complex situations but also be able to go all out when needed. His calm nature complimented the more dangerous batsmen in the side such as Kieron Pollard and Hardik Pandya.

He wasn’t the sort of batsman who would make the front pages of a newspaper for breaking records, but he would consistently score 250-400 runs each and every season for Mumbai Indians. His most prolific season for Mumbai Indians came back in 2011 where he scored 395 runs which included 4 half-centuries which is truly commendable for an uncapped player who played in the middle order. He won 3 IPL titles and was a part of the team which won both the CLT20 titles.