India, May 15 -- In the early years of the IPL, the league's signature line, 'Where talent meets opportunity,' gained true recognition from the Mumbai Indians. Some of India's best cricketers in the 2010s took their baby steps in the MI dressing room.

Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya's names first spring to mind, who went on to be MI legends. MI's discerning scouts tracked them down before they caught the national selectors' eye. Even Ajinkya Rahane, Shikhar Dhawan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Suryakumar Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel among others had their first taste of professional cricket with MI before graduating to higher honours.

In the following decade, MI's talent factory seems to have run dry. The last quality uncapped tal...