The Most successful franchise in the history of Indian Premier League, Mumbai Indians is sweating out in the practice sessions in the scorching heat of Chennai. All the associated players from their respective countries have joined Mumbai Indians and the whole team limbered up to take off Royal Challengers Bangalore in the opener of the tournament on April 9.
In the last season in UAE, MI defeated Delhi Capitals in the final to clinch a record fifth IPL title, most by any IPL franchise. IPL 2021 is another opportunity for Rohit Sharma led Mumbai Indians to achieve something that has never been done in the IPL history, win the title consequently three times in a row.
The Sweat and Swag
Just before the much awaited clash of MI and RCB, Mumbai Indians’ players shared some snippets and videos from the training sessions, in which they seemed calm, confident, loaded with sweat due to hours of practice and the scorching heat of Chennai.
In the clips all the players were looking excited and of high spirit while coach Mahela Jayawardene was addressing and guiding the team.
Addition of Uncapped Talents
In IPL 2021 auction MI gavelled to close the bidding for Arjun Tendulkar and Yudhvir Charak. While the cricket fans are waiting for Arjun Tendulkar’s on field appearance at a big stage, this is another reason for excitement for all the matches of Mumbai Indians. Another young Indian cricketer Yudhvir Charak is going to debut in this IPL. He is mainly a right arm medium-fast bowler with some ability as a right hand batsman.
Squad of Most Successful Franchise
Batting Lineup:
Rohit Sharma (C), Anmolpreet Singh, Chris Lynn, Saurabh Tiwary, Suryakumar Yadav, Aditya Tare (WK), Ishan Kishan (WK), Quinton De Kock (WK)
All-Rounders:
Anukul Roy, Arjun Tendulkar, Hardik Pandya, James Neesham, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Marco Jansen,
Bowling Unit:
Adam Milne, Dhawal Kulkarni, Jasprit Bumrah, Jayant Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Piyush Chawla, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Yudhvir Singh
The Trump Cards of Mumbai Indians
Well, Mumbai Indians is a pack of responsible and reliable players. This is the only team that is head & shoulder clear about their strategy and of anyone else in the league before the tournament starts. There is no doubt that MI can not win the unprecedented three IPLs without break.
Here are some of the most impressive and key players, who will be playing a deciding role for Mumbai Indians.
Skipper Rohit Sharma
The local star and one of the thrilling specialists of T20 cricket also masters exceptional captaincy skills. He is contributing for MI over the years and the team performs really well under his guidance. Rohit Sharma takes all the bold decisions and implements strategies accordingly.
Apart from his captaincy, Rohit Sharma is a marvelous opening batsmen and has the ability, shots, and talent in his arsenal that can destroy any bowling unit. He has been a winning factor for MI over the years.
Jasprit Bumrah
No doubt there is no match for this bowler. Mumbai Indians always remain one step ahead with the services of Jasprit Bumrah. The economy and wicket taking ability complete this death over specialist. He keeps the batsmen confined that helps other bowlers as well to release some pressure from them. Every team wishes to have a bowler like him and MI is blessed with this T20 death over expert.
The Duo of Pandya Brothers
Local stars Pandya brothers fill the space as all-rounders with the combination of spin and medium fast bowling. Many times they have snatched the victory from the jaw of opponents. Both of them provide strength to the team in batting, bowling, and fielding departments.
Rising “SKY”
Suryakumar Yadav, the rising star of Mumbai Indians had caught the eyes with his impressive and match winning performances in the last IPL. He proves himself the right selection whenever he finds a spot in the playing eleven. Recently he made his debut in international cricket against England and played as per expectations. He is a confident player and right now he is on the top of the clouds. His presence will definitely benefit Mumbai Indians this season as well.
Kieron Pollard
The Caribbean all-rounder has been consistent with MI over the years and never disappointed with his performance. He bowls in the middle and death overs. With his variation in bowling he hoaxes the batsmen and saves the runs for his team. Kieron Pollard is one of the pillars of MI and plays a key role for the team.
Mumbai Indians are the most balanced and clear in their minds with game strategy. Whether it is batsmen, bowlers or all-rounders, MI is an amalgamation of world class players. Apart from misfortune nothing can stop Mumbai Indians to win the title once again.
As an absolute blast, the world’s biggest T20 league is up to thrill the fans around the world, get ready and stay up to date with every bit of information about IPL 2021 throughout the tournament with us. With best sources and stats of every match and player we will be working round the clock to provide you with best and free IPL betting tips. The MI players are high with confidence and till now nothing seems against them to make an unprecedented streak of three IPLs consequently.