With the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League set to commence on March 26, the cricket fever for this year remains unmatched. Ahead of the league that kicks off on Saturday, the five-time champion Mumbai Indians’ captain Rohit Sharma revealed the opening order for the team. Over the years, Mumbai Indians (MI) have used different opening combinations, with Rohit repeatedly shuffling himself in MI’s top order slots until IPL 2019 arrived.
MI ends mystery over the new opening combination
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In the last season of IPL, Rohit Sharma had opened the batting, alongside South African wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock. With de Kock gone this year, MI will have a relatively new opening combination. During a virtual press conference, Rohit said “I will open the batting. I have been doing that in the past so I’m looking forward to open with Ishan Kishan.”
Ishan Kishan who was mostly used as a middle-order batter in the past has occasionally opened as well when one of their first-choice players were injured. The left-hand wicketkeeper-batsman made his IPL debut in 2018, and since then, has played 61 matches and scored 1452 runs. The young star player also became the most expensive player in the upcoming IPL season.
MI awaits clearance from NCA for Suryakumar Yadav
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For a team that relies heavily on its core, MI is likely to miss the services of Suryakumar Yadav in their opening match against Delhi Capitals. Due to a hairline fracture during the series against West Indies, Suryakumar has not been released by the NCA and without their clearance, he would not be able to participate in the league. Considering Suryakumar as one of the key players for MI, this would be a big setback for the team.
Mumbai Indians Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Jasprit Bumrah, Kieron Pollard, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Dewald Brevis, Basil Thampi, Murugan Ashwin, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, N Tilak Varma, Sanjay Yadav, Jofra Archer, Daniel Sams, Tymal Mills, Tim David, Riley Meredith, Mohd Arshad Khan, Anmolpreet Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Rahul Buddhi, Hrithik Shokeen, Arjun Tendulkar, Aryan Juyal, Fabian Allen.
