With MI no longer the dominant force it used to be in the last couple of IPLs and Rohit also not among the runs, plans were hatched after IPL 2023 to bring about some major changes.
'He has got more grey hair after beginning captaincy,' Head Coach Mahela Jayewardene quipped as he gave his skipper an affectionate hug.
The International Cricket Council released the provisional squads of the 12 teams for next year's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand on Friday. However, co-hosts Australia and minnows Ireland decided against releasing the provisional list although they submitted 30 names to the parent body within the stipulated deadline.
Mahela Jayawardena pays a heartfelt tribute to newly inducted ICC Hall of Famer Aravinda de Silva.
If you thought only the cricketers trained hard during the IPL, please see how a bonfide legend of the game (someone who scored 11,814 Test runs) keeps in shape.
There is no better way for him to ring in his birthday than by putting a smile on his legion of fans with his form and big runs, thus putting India in a position to grab their second T20 World Cup title.
Kohli completed 1,000 runs at ICC T20 World Cup events
He made just 12 before he was trapped leg before wicket by pace bowler Nuwan Kulasekara.
800 gets so lost in celebrating its grand subject that it forgets something pretty elementary: Cricket is a team sport!, notes Sreehari Nair.
Virat Kohli became the sixth and the fastest batter in the world to score 25,000 runs across formats during the second Test against Australia in Delhi on Sunday.
The 12-day strength and conditioning pre-season camp, ahead of Mumbai Indians's first game on March 27, is being held at their in-house training facility at the Reliance Jio Stadium in Navi Mumbai.
Says his rise to the top is similar to that of Malinga.
On Sunday evening, Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene, both in India for the respective assignments in the Indian Premier League, posted messages about the crisis in their native Sri Lanka on social media and invited criticism for playing it safe.
After a disastrous IPL 2022 campaign, Mumbai Indians are all set to start their preparations in earnest for the next edition, with a three-week exposure tour of England in July for their uncapped Indian players.
England spinners Dom Bess and Jack Leach must have gained a lot by bowling in Sri Lanka in a just-concluded series but a bigger challenge awaits them against India in the four-Test series, starting from February 5, said former Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene.
''As a neighbour and a big brother of our country, India has always helped us.'
Mumbai Indians' head coach Mahela Jayawardene backed out-of-form openers Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan despite their poor run with the bat in IPL 2022, saying he is not concerned as the duo are hitting the ball really well.
Kohli reached the landmark in the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2022 against England
Varma has been the leading run-getter for Mumbai Indians this season, with 307 runs under his belt.
Kohli is now level with Ricky Ponting (71) in list of the players with most international hundreds, now only behind Sachin Tendulkar (100).
'He used to interact with everyone in the dressing room, he never showed any attitude to any cricketer -- whether big or small.'
According to Mahela Jayawardene, it was good to go into the break with three consecutive wins.
Simon Katich has been named the head coach of their Cape Town franchise in the new T20 league in South Africa.
Sri Lanka bid to sweep New Zealand and reach WTC final
With the T20 World Cup underway, let us takes a look at interesting facts and trivia about the tournament from its previous editions.
ICC Match Referee Roshan Mahanama joined his countrymen in the protest against the Gotabaya Rajapaksa government in Colombo.
Virat Kohli could line up beside Pakistan skipper Babar Azam in the same team next year
Mark Boucher's appointment comes after Mahela Jayawardene stepped down as head coach to take on a bigger role at the franchise due to its increasing international presence.
Arjun has been part of the Mumbai Indians team for the last two seasons, and with his team at the bottom of the IPL 2022 points table, why doesn't Coach Mahela Jayawardene and Director of Cricket Operations Zaheer Khan invest faith in the boy Tendulkar just as they have done with Tilak and Dewald.
Virat Kohli has 3794 runs in T20 Internationals, 927 of those have come in T20 World Cups, the third-highest by a batter in the competition.
Virat Kohli surpassed Rahul Dravid to become the second highest run-scorer for India in international cricket.
MI need to grab crunch moments: Tendulkar
With scores of 4,9,9 in his previous three matches, Rahul was under pressure to justify his selection and the opener responded by clubbing four sixes en route to a 31-ball fifty as India reached 86-2 at the halfway stage.
Mumbai Indians players finally got a chance to mingle with each other off the field as the franchise had its first team bonding session in Abu Dhabi on Monday.
Kieron Pollard led the defending champions against Chennai Super Kings in the absence of Rohit.
Mumbai Indians' Rs 8.25 crore big-hitting recruit Tim David says he will be "willing to take some risks" in this year's IPL, as that is his natural approach.
Rediff.com takes a look at the players who were surprisingly left unsold at the IPL auction on Wednesday. They will again go under the hammer on Thursday. Let's hope they have better luck then.
Mumbai Indians owner Aakash Ambani revealed the plan to sign Jofra Archer was more of an investment point of view.
"Now captaincy on the field can be a different thing. To read moments, win moments and strategize, you have to be sharp, and I think Hardik has all ingredients to be a good captain.
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