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.
''As a neighbour and a big brother of our country, India has always helped us.'
Rohit Sharma knows that Mumbai Indians are one of the title contenders and enter any tourney with a baggage of hype and hoopla.
Kohli reached the landmark in the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2022 against England
Former BCCI president Sourav Ganguly will be returning as Director of Cricket with the Delhi Capitals during IPL 2023 starting in April, sources said.
Kohli is now level with Ricky Ponting (71) in list of the players with most international hundreds, now only behind Sachin Tendulkar (100).
Simon Katich has been named the head coach of their Cape Town franchise in the new T20 league in South Africa.
Mumbai are likely to end up last on the points table even if they manage to win their last game
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.
'All three games we were in it but we were not able to finish it off'
Mumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jayawardene, a member of the ICC's Cricket Committee, said going forward the third umpire should intervene in case the on-field officials get above-waist no-balls wrong in the course of a match.
Virat Kohli could line up beside Pakistan skipper Babar Azam in the same team next year
'He has got more grey hair after beginning captaincy,' Head Coach Mahela Jayewardene quipped as he gave his skipper an affectionate hug.
'Given that they are playing at home and will have full crowd support, India, who are in peak form and whose morale is high, will be the favourites.'
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.
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.
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.
'We want to be sure that he is comfortable in bowling, so hopefully in the next few weeks, with a bit of work and all that, you might see him bowling.'
Sri Lankan great Mahela Jayawardena, former South Africa all-rounder Shaun Pollock and ex England batter Janette Brittin will be inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame before the T20 World Cup final gets underway here on Sunday.
MI need to grab crunch moments: Tendulkar
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.
Kieron Pollard led the defending champions against Chennai Super Kings in the absence of Rohit.
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 head coach Mahela Jayawardene says it's just a 'matter of time' before captain Rohit Sharma plays a big knock, something which his team desperately needs to arrest its slide in IPL 2022.
Former Sri Lanka players Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene have been summoned to appear before a special investigation unit in Sri Lanka.
Kohli is enduring his worst slump in form and has not scored a century in international cricket since November 2019.
Says his rise to the top is similar to that of Malinga.
Rohit's inquisitive mind is also an indicator how much he thinks about the game.
Defending champions Mumbai Indians play the IPl 2021 season opener against the Royal Challengers Bangalore in Chennai on April 9.
Ravindra Jadeja's absence due to injury is a 'massive loss' but Virat Kohli's return to form and Jasprit Bumrah's comeback would still make India a force to reckon with in the T20 World Cup, said Sri Lanka legend Mahela Jayawardene.
Mumbai Indians owner Aakash Ambani revealed the plan to sign Jofra Archer was more of an investment point of view.
The five-time champions posted a series of tweets and shared the travel plans of its players and support staff.
'I would put my money on him at least for a little while to hold to all three but there are some good quality players around who will keep pushing him.'
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.
"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.
Rajneesh Gupta highlights important numbers featuring the Sri Lankan team from World Cups.
At the highest level, one can't think too much about these things as the focus is on trying to guide the side to victory.
