Mumbai Indians in rebuilding mode, you will see great players coming out in few years, says Suryakumar Yadav

Mumbai Indians bowling has lost the sting in absence of Boult and the spin duo of Rahul Chahar and Krunal Pandya

Star batter Suryakumar Yadav urged one and all to show some patience with an out of sorts five-time champions Mumbai Indians as it currently undergoing a transition phase which will yield results in coming seasons.

MI have already lost their first five matches and it is now near impossible for them to get back into the reckoning for play-offs as they would need to win at least eight of the remaining nine games.

"As you have seen, it is a fresh auction and we are building this team for the next three-four years, coming a few years down the line, you will see some great players coming out from this team," Surya said at the virtual pre-match press conference which was an indicator that MI's current season could well be over even before it reaches mid-phase of the league.

In a bold gamble at the IPL mega auction, MI think-tank have spent Rs 8-crore on English star pacer Jofra Archer despite his unavailability for the season, while it let go their left-arm pacer Trent Boult.

Their bowling has lost the sting in absence of the Kiwi pacer and the spin duo of Rahul Chahar and Krunal Pandya.

They workload has come heavily on Jasprit Bumrah as the likes of Daniel Sams, Tymal Mills, Basil Thampi and Jaydev Unadkat have looked pedestrian.

Suryakumar Yadav cited emergence of young South African batter Dewald Brevis and young left-handed batter Tilak Varma to prove his point.