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Hardik Pandya. In his first full season for Hyderabad, Umran Malik attracted the world's attention with his ability to clock 150kmph plus with ease, also forcing the Indian selectors to take notice while young left-arm pacer Mohsin Khan impressed with a lethal combination of pace and accuracy for the new Lucknow franchise.
Mumbai Indians take on SunRisers Hyderabad in their penultimate match of IPL 2022 season on Tuesday and it will be yet another opportunity for Rohit Sharma and the team management to look at players for the future. The season started in disastrous fashion for the five-time champions and they are not in contention for a playoff spot. This has taken the pressure off the players and the franchise is looking to build for the future.
Mumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jayawardene on Thursday admitted that "lack of execution" in close games during this IPL season has been due to the poor "structuring" of line-up, putting them at the bottom of the 10-team table. Mumbai Indians are already out of the IPL having lost eight games on the bounce before logging home their first points. But more importantly, the critics have been vindicated about five-time champions' poor auction strategy. The mediocre bunch of domestic players like Basil Thampi, Jaydev Unadkat, Murugan Ashwin along with purely sentimental retentions like Kieron Pollard and an insane bid of INR 15.25 crore for Ishan Kishan have all contributed to MI's downfall.
Young Mumbai Indians batter Tilak Varma, who has been one of the finds of the IPL season, said getting the cap from skipper Rohit Sharma gave him the confidence to perform well. Varma has been the leading run-getter for Mumbai Indians this season, with 307 runs under his belt. Although this has been a disastrous season for the five-time champions as they are out of contention for a play-off berth after suffering eight losses from nine games, Varma is one of the few positives for MI.
Mumbai Indians batter Tilak Varma, who has been one of the finds of the IPL season, said getting the cap from skipper Rohit Sharma gave him the confidence to perform well. Varma has been the leading run-getter for Mumbai Indians this season, with 307 runs under his belt. Although this has been a disastrous season for the five-time champions as they are out of contention for a play-off berth after suffering eight losses from nine games, Varma is one of the few positives for MI. "I always liked Rohit bhai, so getting the cap from him really pumped me up and gave me confidence," Varma told mumbaiindians.com. Another advice which Rohit gave Varma was to enjoy the game.
India skipper Rohit Sharma is celebrating his 35th birthday on Saturday and wishes are pouring in for the 'Hitman' on social media. Rohit is regarded as one of the modern-day greats and has the highest individual score in ODIs. Rohit also has three double centuries to his name in the 50-over format. The batter is now leading the country in all three formats of the game and is also the most successful captain in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL), having won the title with Mumbai Indians five times.
Former Indian captain and ex-head coach of the national side, Ravi Shastri, is highly impressed with the performance of young Mumbai Indians' batter Tilak Varma and the wide range of shots he possesses in his repertoire. Tilak Verma had smashed a quickfire 61 runs off 33 balls against Rajasthan Royals on Saturday at Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai.
Jagjit Singh and debutant Rajangad Bawa shared five wickets between them to restrict Hyderabad to 270 for 7 at stumps on the opening day of their Elite Group B first round Ranji Trophy match in Cuttack on Thursday. Off-spinner Gaurav Gambhir also chipped in with a couple of wickets, including the all-important scalp of a well set India’s Test star Hanuma Vihari. Coming in at No.3, Vihari top-scored for Hyderabad with a sedate 59 off 134 balls, comprising eight hits to the fence. Ahead of the contest, Chandigarh handed debut caps to the trio of all-rounder Rajangad Bawa, wicketkeeper-batter Arjit Pannu and middle order batter Gaurav Puri. On a track that promised good carry and bounce for the pacers early on, Chandigarh skipper Manan Vohra put Hyderabad in to bat. Vohra’s decision yielded quick results as Rajangad, brought in as the first change bowler, lived up to his skipper’s trust by removing the Hyderabad openers Tanmay Agarwal and Akshath Reddy after the duo got to decent starts. While skipper Agarwal scored 16 off 45 balls, Akshath got 28 off 56 before Raj got into the cleaning act with Arjit’s safe hands behind the stumps taking care of the rest.