Mumbai Indians IPL season 4

Posted Date: 08-Apr-2011	Category: Sports
Author: Nirmal	Member Level: Gold	Points: 20

In this article I have provided information about the players of Mumbai Indians. I have provided the schedule of Mumbai Indians in IPL season 4. I have mentioned the advantages and setbacks of Mumbai Indians.

Mumbai Indians

Indian Players:
1.Sachin Tendulkar(retained)

2.Harbhajan Singh(retained)

3.Rohit Sharma

4.Rajagopal Sathish

5.Munaf Patel

6.T Suman

7.Ambati rayadu

8.Santhosh Yadav

9.Suryakumar Yadav

10.Pawan Suyal

11.Dhawal Kulkarni

12.Ali Murtuza

13.Abu Nechim

14.Aditya Tare

15.Sarul Kanwar

16.Yuzvendra Chahal

Foreign Players:
1. Andrew Symonds(Australia)

2. David Jacobs(South Africa)

3. Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)(retained)

4. Dilhara Fernando(Sri Lanka)

5. James Franklin(New zealand)

6. Kieron Pollard(West Indies)(retained)

7. Moises Henriques(Australia)

8. Aiden Blizzard(Australia)

Support Staff:

1. Robin Singh (Head coach)

2. Shaun Pollock (Mentor and Bowling Coach )

3. Jonty Rhodes (Advisor-cum-Fielding Coach)

4. Paras Mhambrey (Assistant Coach)

5. TA Sekar (Director of cricket)

6. Patrick Farhart (Physiotherapist)

7. Dr. Nitin Patel (Physiotherapist)

8. Ramji Srinivasan (Trainer)

9. CKM Dhananjai (Video Analyst)

10. Donald Nicholas Shugg (Masseur)

Performance in the Previous Seasons:
2008 season-6th place
2009 season-7th place
2010 season-2nd place

Mumbai Indians owned by Mukesh Ambani of Reliance industries limited had been inconsistent in the last three seasons although they secured the second place in the third season. With the new team we shall expect a good show in this season. They have retained four players Sachin Tendulkar,Lasith Malinga, Harbhajan Singh and Kieron Pollard from the previous seasons. The four players have good experience in the Indian grounds. They have also bought Ambati Rayadu, Dilhara Fernando, Aditya Tare and Rajagopal Satish in the auctions who have already played for Mumbai Indians.

Schedule:

Matches in other grounds:

1.Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians on April 10th 2011(4.00 p.m)

2.Bangalore royal challengers vs Mumbai Indians on April 12th 2011 (8 p.m)

3.Deccan chargers vs Mumbai Indians on April 24th 2011(4 p.m)

4.Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians on April 29th 2011(4 p.m)

5.Sahara Pune warriors vs Mumbai Indians on May 5th 2011 (8 p.m)

6.Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians on May 10th 2011(8 p.m)

7.Kolkata Knightriders vs Mumbai Indians on May 22nd (8 p.m)

Matches in their home ground(Mumbai Wankhade stadium)

1.Mumbai Indians vs Kochi tuskers Kerala on April 15th 2011(8 p.m)

2.Mumbai Indians vs Sahara Pune Warriors on April 20th 2011(4 p.m)

3.Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings on April 22nd 2011(8 p.m)

4.Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab on May 2nd 2011 (4 p.m)

5.Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils on May 7th 2011(8 p.m)

6.Mumbai Indians vs Deccan chargers on May 14th 2011(8 p.m)

7.Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals on May 20th 2011 (8 p.m)

Major advantages:

The Mumbai Indians have the advantage of having the master blaster Sachin Tendulkar as their captain in their team. His role as an opener is very crucial for them. Harbhajan Singh and Malinga have to do their jobs as the main bowlers. Malinga's performance in the death overs is going to be crucial for them. Bhajji has to bowl well on spinning tracks. Kieron Pollard and Andrew Symonds will be explosive in the middle order. Ambati Rayadu and Rohit Sharma will bring more stability to the batting order. Moises Henriques and James Franklin will come as good all-rounders.

Setbacks:

They have lost key players such as Saurabh Tiwary, Zaheer Khan, Ryan Mclaren ,JP Duminy and Dwayne Bravo. Sachin Tendulkar's fitness is going to be a key one. Their bowling department is going to be a concern. They depend too much on Lasith Malinga. Harbhajan has not been successful in taking wickets. If Malinga doesn't do well with the ball they are going to be in trouble.

Verdict:

As a die hard Mumbai Indian fan you can definitely expect good cricket from the players. Starting as runner up in the previous 2010 season puts more pressure on them. They need to perform well in the lights of Sachin who was the leading run scorer in the previous season. If their foreign players perform well they might win this fourth edition of IPL.

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