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IPL 2022, MI vs RR: Returning Suryakumar Yadav boosts Mumbai Indians' prospects against confident Rajasthan Royals

Suryakumar Yadav's flamboyance in the middle-order as they look to bounce back against a confident Rajasthan Royals unit in the IPL on Saturday. The two teams head into the game at the DY Patil Stadium on the back of contrasting starts to the 15th edition of the tournament. While five-time champions MI suffered a four-wicket defeat against Delhi Capitals in their lung-opener despite posting 177, Rajasthan mauled Sunrisers Hyderabad by 61 runs in a dominant show.

IPL 2022: Returning Suryakumar Yadav Boosts Mumbai Indians' Prospects Against Confident Rajasthan Royals

Mumbai Indians will have the returning Suryakumar Yadav's flamboyance in the middle-order as they look to bounce back against a confident Rajasthan Royals unit in IPL 2022 on Saturday. The two teams head into the game at the DY Patil Stadium on the back of contrasting starts to the 15th edition of the tournament.

IPL 2022: Ajinkya Rahane is a team man, he is not aiming for an India comeback, he is playing to make KKR win the title, says Abhishek Nayar

Kolkata Knight Riders' assistant coach Abhishek Nayar is impressed with the way Shreyas Iyer is leading the team in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. Nayar, who has been with the KKR franchise for a while, heaped praise on the 27-year-old Shreyas and compared his captaincy style to that of India and Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma. The Shreyas Iyer-led KKR team began their IPL 2022 campaign on a high, with a big win vs defending champions Chennai Super Kings in the tournament opener on March 26. "In terms of personality traits, Shreyas is very much similar to Rohit Sharma. He is just like Rohit in terms of his personality, in terms of being easy-going, in terms of empowering the cricketers. He empowers the players to play the style of game they want to play," Nayar said in response to a question by TimesofIndia.com in a media interaction.

Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli Slip; Ravichandran Ashwin Rises In Test Rankings

India skipper Rohit Sharma and veteran batter Virat Kohli moved down a rung each to be placed 8th and 10th, respectively, in the latest ICC Test rankings released on Wednesday. Rohit, who continued to remain the top-ranked Indian in the batters' chart, moved down a place to 8th. He has 754 points, while Kohli, who has 742 rating points moved to the 10th position.

IPL 2022: Shreyas Iyer empowers players to play their game, just like Rohit Sharma, is a future India captain, says Abhishek Nayar

Kolkata Knight Riders' assistant coach Abhishek Nayar is impressed with the way Shreyas Iyer is leading the team in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. Nayar, who has been with the KKR franchise for a while, heaped praise on the 27-year-old Shreyas and compared his captaincy style to that of India and Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma. The Shreyas Iyer-led KKR team began their IPL 2022 campaign on a high, with a big win vs defending champions Chennai Super Kings in the tournament opener on March 26. "In terms of personality traits, Shreyas is very much similar to Rohit Sharma. He is just like Rohit in terms of his personality, in terms of being easy-going, in terms of empowering the cricketers. He empowers the players to play the style of game they want to play," Nayar said in response to a question by TimesofIndia.com in a media interaction.

IPL 2022: Mumbai Indians' Murugan Ashwin Believes Spinners "Can Do A Lot" On Mumbai Pitch

Spinner Murugan Ashwin, who made a brilliant debut for Mumbai Indians (MI) by picking 2 wickets, said that wrist spinners like him and Delhi Capitals' Kuldeep Yadav could be a force to reckon with on the Mumbai pitch. Kuldeep registered figures of 3/18, and Murugan Ashwin felt they both did the same thing on the pitch. "Both me and Kuldeep had a good game, wrist spinners, with our variations, we can do a lot off the wicket. Both of us hit the right lengths, bowled the right speeds, it's a good wicket to bat and the lines were important, we had to be precise to put the batters on the backfoot and force them to do something," said Murugan Ashwin in a post-match conference.

Exclusive - IPL 2022: Would have said yes if RCB asked me if I wanted to stay on, but they didn't, was told they would go for me in the auction, says Yuzvendra Chahal

Yuzvendra Chahal, who will be seen playing in the Rajasthan Royals jersey this IPL season. Chahal, who was with the Royal Challengers Bangalore franchise from 2014 to 2021, was picked up by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 6.5 crore at the IPL 2022 mega auction. In many ways it is a homecoming for Chahal, who was part of the Royals squad in 2010, but didn't get a single game. It's understandable that he is emotionally attached to the Royal Challengers Bangalore where he spent 8 seasons (2014 to 2021).

IPL 2022: Disappointed but it's not the end, says Rohit Sharma after Mumbai Indians' defeat against Delhi Capitals

Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper Rohit Sharma said he was disappointed with the defeat in his team's Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 opening game against Delhi Capitals (DC) at the Brabourne Stadium here, but added that it was "not the end" of the five-time champions' campaign in the tournament. AS IT HAPPENEDDespite Ishan Kishan's unbeaten 81 and 41 runs from Rohit Sharma, MI failed to defend 177, with Axar Patel and Lalit Yadav's knocks helping Delhi Capitals complete a four-wicket win with 10 balls to spare. Sharma conceded that the players made some mistakes on the field, upsetting Mumbai Indians' plans. "We always come prepared, whether it's the first game or last game, we want to try and win every game. But we made some mistakes on the field, which didn't go according to plans. Those things can happen. We just need to keep it tight within the group. Disappointed, but it's not the end," said Sharma.

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IPL 2022, MI vs RR: Returning Suryakumar Yadav boosts Mumbai Indians' prospects against confident Rajasthan Royals

IPL 2022: Returning Suryakumar Yadav Boosts Mumbai Indians' Prospects Against Confident Rajasthan Royals

IPL 2022: Ajinkya Rahane is a team man, he is not aiming for an India comeback, he is playing to make KKR win the title, says Abhishek Nayar

Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli Slip; Ravichandran Ashwin Rises In Test Rankings

IPL 2022: Shreyas Iyer empowers players to play their game, just like Rohit Sharma, is a future India captain, says Abhishek Nayar

IPL 2022: Mumbai Indians' Murugan Ashwin Believes Spinners "Can Do A Lot" On Mumbai Pitch

Exclusive - IPL 2022: Would have said yes if RCB asked me if I wanted to stay on, but they didn't, was told they would go for me in the auction, says Yuzvendra Chahal

IPL 2022: Disappointed but it's not the end, says Rohit Sharma after Mumbai Indians' defeat against Delhi Capitals