#2 Lasith Malinga
There is no denying the fact that Lasith Malinga has been an absolute giant of a player in the Indian Premier League. Ever since he joined Mumbai Indians, he has made a huge impact on the side. Whenever you talk about the best bowlers in the history of IPL, the Sri Lankan maestro’s names will be right up there. His 154 wickets put him on top of the chart of the most wickets in the league.
But it’s evident that the slinger, in the past couple of years, has lost the kind of zeal he used to have at his peak. Where he was the leading wicket-taker for the franchise in 2015 with 24 scalps, he accounted for just 11 wickets in 2017. There is an evident decline in his pace and the batsmen have started to pick him better. The fact that Mumbai Indians won the league despite Malinga not being at his best makes a strong case for him to be dropped.