Mumbai Indians (MI)The four-time IPL champions will look to finally turn around their miserable season that saw them disappoint their legion of fans. Mumbai had lost 8 games in a row last year, which is plain bad. It all began with a mega auction where MI performed poorly and the knock on effect continued with the struggles of openers in Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan. It has become a bit harder for the heavyweights these days but no one can contain them because of their adaptability and still being able to locate newcomers who can perform. The worst bowling they did in this match was in the entire tournament, and they even finished last in the tournament for the first time ever attracting attention more towards their poor bowling.
Mumbai signed Jofra Archer last year, but it was evident he wouldn’t be available the next year. Nevertheless, MI discovered some serious gems including Tilak Varma, Dewald Brevis and Tim David, who would look to pounce on an impact in the squad. When they opened an overseas slot after Kieron Pollard left for home, instead of getting in another bowler, Mumbai went for another batsman in Jay Bista. Australian Cameron Green was sold to the RCB for ₹17.
Strengths Of Mumbai Indians:
With Ishan Kishan and captain Rohit Sharma in the side to bat along with Suryakumar Yadav and the above-mentioned young stars to accompany Green, the batting lineup starts to look fearful for the opposition. Mumbai isn’t foreign to fast bowlers; They didn’t have too many of them last season, so that will be one of their main areas of focus. # Team Retained Traded For 1 MI Jasprit BumrahJofra ArcherJason BehrendorffJhye RichardsonBase Price This would increase the bowling options and the range of speeds to pick from for the team.
Weaknesses Of Mumbai Indians:
Mumbai has a wrist spinner, better than Rahul Chahar a most likely, in the 2021 mega-auction. The same excuse was made last year when even players like Murugan Ashwin and Mayank Markande failed to make any meaningful impact. Thus, Mumbai turned to Nehal Wadhere, the young leg spinner signed from Punjab. Piyush Chawla and Mumbai Left-arm Spinner Shams Mulani will double up. However, Delhi’s spin department can be better than Kumar Kartikeya or even Hrithik Shokeen, with some digging.
Match Winners For Mumbai Indians:
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma is Mumbai Indians most successful match-winner. He has scored an impressive 5,879 runs across 15 seasons of the IPL RunsAvg10050022730.
Ishan Kishan experienced a difficult IPL 2022 season after his strike rate faced the wrath. The fact that it was only 200 in the second ODI series of his career against Bangladesh might mean Saha is now suddenly in the frame to open in the 2023 World Cup. Watch for plenty of excitement every time this next star comes to the plate.
It’s got to be tough trying to replace someone as big as Kieron Pollard. Yet every time, Cameron Green has proved his detractors wrong and you can expect him to bring the same intensity into the IPL camp. And if he does then the sky’s the limit for him—he could rapidly become the most dominant force in the league, and stay there for years to come.
