Harish Kotian writes on cricket and sports. You can e-mail the author at harishk@rediff.co.in
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After winning their fifth IPL title in 2020, Mumbai twice crashed out in the league stages in two successive seasons in 2021 and 2022, while they made it to the play-offs last year, but lost in the Qualifier 2 match to the Pandya-led Gujaraat Titans.
A desperate Sunrisers have hit the reset button this season, bringing in Australia's World Cup winning captain Pat Cummins.
'That's the beauty of Mumbai cricket. Nobody interferes with the running of the cricket, only the cricketers are allowed to run the cricket.'
Kohli is the man for the big occasion and has been scoring runs consistently across formats, says Harish Kotian.
How India's players fared in the England series.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing for the fifth Test against England?
'I was confident that I would surely get into any of the IPL teams, but I was not picked.'
Only if we could have a Rohit versus Ashwin clash in the semis! What a perfect fill-up it would be for the resurgence of the Ranji Trophy.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the fourth Test against England?
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the third Test against England?
Young turks Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill made the difference with the bat, while Jasprit Bumrah was devastating with the ball.
'You can't be just bowling the orthodox line when someone is sweeping you.'
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the second Test against England?
England stuck to their gameplan in the second innings, attacking the spinners at every opportunity as the Indians came undone and clearly looked bereft of ideas.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the first Test against England?
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