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IPL 2022 Auction: 5 Players Mumbai Indians Should Look To Buy

The IPL auction is just days away and the Indian Premier League's most successful team has a lot to plan for their future in the league. Mumbai Indians, five-time winners of the league, have retained four of their main players, but they had a solid squad in place and will have to put in a good strategy to get their core group back. Captain Rohit Sharma, pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, the talented Suryakumar Yadav and the mercurial Kieron Pollard were retained ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction. They have already lost Hardik Pandya to the Ahmedabad franchise.

India vs West Indies 2nd ODI Live Score: India Captain Rohit Sharma Out Cheaply After WI Opt To Bowl

IND vs WI 2nd ODI Live Score: India are a wicket down against the West Indies in the ongoing second ODI at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. Rohit Sharma failed to replicate his exploits from the first ODI as he was dismissed by Kemar Roach. Having won the series opener comprehensively on Sunday, India will look to take unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. KL Rahul returns to the team to replace Ishan Kishan, while Kieron Pollard is out for the West Indies due to a niggle. Earlier, West Indies won the toss and stand-in skipper Nicholas Pooran opted to bowl. (LIVE SCORECARD)

Virat Kohli Will Score Runs Whether He's Playing Under Rohit Sharma Or Anybody Else: Sunil Gavaskar

Legendary India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar backed Virat Kohli to score runs for India irrespective of the captain he is playing under. There have been a lot of speculation about Kohli's body language and approach now that he is no longer the captain in any format but Gavaskar said he is a quality player and would be back amongst runs very soon. Kohli, who came out all guns blazing, hitting his first two balls for four in the first ODI against West Indies in Ahmedabad, was holed out in the deep in the same over when he failed to control a pull shot off Alzarri Joseph.

2nd ODI: India look to seal series against West Indies

KL Rahul's batting position on his return from a short break as a buoyant India aim for another demolition act against the West Indies in the second ODI to seal the three-match series here on Wednesday. The India spin duo of Yuzvendra Chahal and Washington Sundar ran riot as they shot out West Indies for a meagre 176 and then skipper Rohit Sharma bossed the chase with a blistering 60, as the hosts recorded an easy six-wicket win in the lung-opener at the Motera. Infused with new energy under Rohit, India looked a completely overhauled unit after being whitewashed in South Africa and the team would certainly want to continue from where it left of on Sunday night. The biggest positive for India is that Rohit, who had missed the South Africa series due to a hamstring injury, was in brilliant form on comeback.

India vs West Indies 2nd ODI Preview: KL Rahul's Batting Position In Focus As India Look To Seal Series

Focus will be on vice-captain K L Rahul's batting position on his return from a short break as a buoyant India aim for another demolition act against the West Indies in the second ODI to seal the three-match series here on Wednesday. The India spin duo of Yuzvendra Chahal and Washington Sundar ran riot as they shot out West Indies for a meagre 176 and then skipper Rohit Sharma bossed the chase with a blistering 60, as the hosts recorded an easy six-wicket win in the lung-opener at the Motera.

Former India All-Rounder Watches Deepak Hooda's ODI Debut While Stuck In Traffic. See Pic

Deepak Hooda made a satisfactory start to his international career, helping India defeat West Indies on his debut. The 26-year-old used all his experience of batting long hours in domestic cricket to forge an unbeaten partnership with Suryakumar Yadav at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. India had just lost the wickets of Ishan Kishan and Rishabh Pant quickly and needed a partnership to halt West Indies' momentum. Hooda and Suryakumar did just that with their 62-run fifth-wicket stand. Hooda received plenty of praise on social media and in particular from former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan, who watched his debut innings while stuck in traffic.

India vs West Indies, 2nd ODI: Returning KL Rahul offers Team India both solace and a headache

Decoding the KL Rahul puzzleWhen someone who averages 46. 61 in 41 ODIs with a strike-rate of 88. 25 is available again for selection, is also a part of the leadership group, can keep wickets and also float around in the batting order, the team management is generally chuffed. Make no mistake, skipper Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid will welcome KL Rahul with open arms when India start preparing for Wednesday's second ODI. Rahul missed the first ODI because of a family engagement.

"Nonsense": Sunil Gavaskar's Strong Statement On Rohit Sharma-Virat Kohli Rift "Stories"

India completed a comfortable win over West Indies in the first one-day international of the three-match series in Ahmedabad and that gave Rohit Sharma the perfect start to his full-time reign as India's ODI captain. The victory was sweet because it was also India's 1000th one-day international, the first team to achieve the milestone in international cricket.

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IPL 2022 Auction: 5 Players Mumbai Indians Should Look To Buy

India vs West Indies 2nd ODI Live Score: India Captain Rohit Sharma Out Cheaply After WI Opt To Bowl

Virat Kohli Will Score Runs Whether He's Playing Under Rohit Sharma Or Anybody Else: Sunil Gavaskar

2nd ODI: India look to seal series against West Indies

India vs West Indies 2nd ODI Preview: KL Rahul's Batting Position In Focus As India Look To Seal Series

Former India All-Rounder Watches Deepak Hooda's ODI Debut While Stuck In Traffic. See Pic

India vs West Indies, 2nd ODI: Returning KL Rahul offers Team India both solace and a headache

"Nonsense": Sunil Gavaskar's Strong Statement On Rohit Sharma-Virat Kohli Rift "Stories"