Overview : Four time winners of the IPL and along with being defending champions they are the most successful team in the tournament. The Mumbai Indians (MI) won all 4 titles under one captain, also making him the most decorated captain in IPL history.

Captain : Rohit Sharma

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Support Staff : Mahela Jayawardene (Head coach), Zaheer Khan (Director of cricket), Sachin Tendulkar (Batting mentor), Shane Bond (bowling coach), James Pamment (Fielding coach).

Squad : –

Strengths : MI’s biggest strength is that they know how to win titles. They have the experience of playing in a finals and have the best players in all departments be it a world class fast bowler in Bumrah or one of the better all-rounder of the game, Hardik Pandya.

Weaknesses : Hard to find many weaknesses for this team but Malinga’s absence will hurt them in the death overs because he had the knack of controlling runs as well as picking up wickets.

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Trivia : MI’s Record in the UAE (IPL 2014) : –

Matches – 5 Won – 0 Lost – 5

Player to watch out for :-

Surya Kumar Yadav : A reliable batsman at number 3, Surya, since his return to MI in 2018, has been the leading run-scorer for the franchise with 936 runs at a strike rate of 132.

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Team combination and probable XI : –

At number eight, Jayant Yadav could replace Coulter-Nile if they need a third spinner who can bat a bit.

1. Rohit (c) 2. De Kock (wk) 3. Surya 4. I Kishan 5. Pollard 6. Hardik 7. Krunal 8. Coulter-Nile 9. Chahar 10. Boult 11. Bumrah.

Predicted finish : If they start well and win games they can make it to the playoffs and further in the tournament.

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