IPL 2022 mega auction is completed and all the 10 teams are stacked up with their players. There are some surprises and some shockers as well. Now, let us see how the 10 teams have built their squads for the upcoming seasons. Here are the takeaways for IPL’s big team Mumbai Indians.
The most successful IPL franchise Mumbai Indians have surprised everyone with their interesting auctioning strategy. They have kept idle for most of the part on Day 1 and only in the second half of Day 2, they were aggressive. By letting go of the Pandya brothers it was always a tricky middle order for Mumbai Indians to replace. They have tried it with overseas options and thus they, in turn, had to lose quality spinners upfront.
Mumbai Indians had the option of Mayank Markhande in the spin department. However, Mumbai Indians had one of the best fast bowling options with Jasprit Bumrah, Jofra Archer (2023), Tymal Mills, Riley Meredith, Jayadev Unadkat, etc., Ishan Kishan, and Rohit Sharma are set to open Mumbai Indians and they didn’t have a like-for-like replacement for the opening slots. Rohit, Ishan, Surya Kumar Yadav had to take the majority role in batting. Kieron Pollard, Fabien Allen, Tim David, Daniel Sams will give the finishing touches.
Probable starting XI for Mumbai Indians:
Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Surya Kumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Daniel Sams/Dewald Brevis, Tim David, Tilak Varma, Jayadev Unadkat, Fabien Allen/Riley Meredith, Jasprit Bumrah, Mayank Markhande.
Depending on the pitches, Murugan Ashwin might take up one of the slots.
