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The most successful team in the Indian Premier League, Mumbai Indians, is one of the pioneers of the tournament and a team that holds one of the biggest fan bases in the nation.

The five-time champions will feature a new-look side which will include an intriguing  combination of youngsters, veterans and players who have been vital forces in the domestic T20 circuit.

The team led by Rohit Sharma had a rather mediocre outing in the last season, finishing 5th in the points table and missing the top four finish on the virtue of a lower net-rate. The current Indian skipper would be hoping to make a comeback this season and lead his side to a record 6th title win.

Mumbai Indians at the IPL 2022 auction

The auction started off quietly for the Mumbai Indians but the management went on an all-out attack at the closing stages to pick up great talents in their side. The acquisition included the U19 fame Dewald Brevis also famously known as baby ABD. 

The English spearhead Jofra Archer and Singaporean all-rounder Tim David were the other two big buys by the franchise. 

The 23-year old wicket-keeper batsman Ishan Kishan managed to create history at the auction by becoming the most expensive Indian wicket-keeper to be bought in the history of the tournament after fetching a mammoth deal of 15.25 cr. 

# Ishan was also the most expensive player in the IPL 2022 auction.

Mumbai Indians IPL stats

Title wins: 5

Year: 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020

Highest run-getter for MI (active): Rohit Sharma (4714)

Highest wicket-taker for MI (active): Jasprit Bumrah (133)

Highest individual score for MI (active): Rohit Sharma (109)

Mumbai Indians schedule for IPL 2022

DateFixtureTime (In IST)Venue
March 27Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals7:30 PMBrabourne โ€“ CCI
April 2Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals3:30 PMDY Patil Stadium
April 6Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians7:30 PMMCA Stadium โ€“ Pune
April 9Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians7:30 PMMCA Stadium โ€“ Pune
April 13Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings7:30 PMMCA Stadium โ€“ Pune
April 16Mumbai Indians vs Lucknow Super Giants7:30 PMBrabourne โ€“ CCI
April 21Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings7:30 PMDY Patil Stadium
April 24Lucknow Super Giants vs Mumbai Indians7:30 PMWankhede Stadium
April 30Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians7:30 PMDY Patil Stadium
May 6Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians7:30 PMBrabourne โ€“ CCI
May 9Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders7:30 PMDY Patil Stadium
May 12Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians7:30 PMWankhede Stadium
May 17Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad7:30 PMWankhede Stadium
May 21Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals7:30 PMWankhede Stadium

Mumbai Indians IPL 2022 squad

Rohit Sharma, Kieron Pollard, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishan Kishan, Ramandeep Singh, Rahul Buddhi, Hrithik Shokeen, Arjun Tendulkar, Aryan Juyal, Fabian Allen, Dewald Brevis, Basil Thampi, M Ashwin, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, Tilak Varma, Sanjay Yadav, Riley Meredith, Mohd Arshad Khan, Anmolpreet Singh

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Rohit Sharma (C)

Ishan Kishan (WK)

Suryakumar Yadav

Tilak Verma

Kieron Pollard

Tim David

Sanjay Yadav

Daniel Sams

Murugan Ashwin

Tymal Mills

Jasprit Bumrah 

The Mumbai Indians have their top three intact and the presence of Kieron Pollard in the middle is likely to help maintain the supremacy in the batting. Tim David is another hard striker of the ball and if he along with Pollard gets going then there is probably no bowling unit that can stop them.

Their spin attack is rather inexperienced at the highest level and the whole attack is likely to revolve around the spearhead Bumrah. Daniel Sams and Tymal Mills will definitely provide some experience and variety but they have been very expense in the shortest format and that may turn out to be a problem for Rohit Sharma considering how friendly the batting conditions will be.

The side is solid in terms of their batting, however their bowling is likely to be dependent on one player and for that reason we feel they might just fall short of making it to the play-offs this time around. However, with the return of Jofra Archer in the next season, the story is expected to completely change. 

What are your thoughts on the bowling combination of the Mumbai Indians? Can the batsmen take up the responsibility on a consistent basis? Do stay tuned with Cricwizz as we will bring you all the exciting and exclusive content on the Indian Premier League 2022. Do follow for social media handles for all the latest updates and riveting stats revolving around the second most followed sport in the world.