IPL 2022, Mumbai Indians: Squad, schedule, and stats
The 15th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will get underway on March 26. Five-time winners Mumbai Indians will take on Delhi Capitals on March 27 at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. The Rohit Sharma-led MI outfit will vie for their sixth IPL title. We decode Mumbai Indians' squad, schedule, and stats ahead of IPL 2022.
Presenting the complete squad of MI
Mumbai Indians (MI) squad- Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, N Tilak Varma, Tim David, Kieron Pollard, Daniel Sams, Sanjay Yadav, Murugan Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Tymal Mills, Dewald Brevis, Basil Thampi, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, Riley Meredith, Jofra Archer, Arshad Khan, Anmolpreet Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Rahul Buddhi, Hrithik Shokeen, Arjun Tendulkar, Aryan Juyal, Fabian Allen
A look at Rohit Sharma's record as captain
Rohit has managed 129 games in the IPL. The veteran cricketer has led in the joint-third highest number of games in the IPL after MS Dhoni (204) and Virat Kohli (140). Out of 129 matches, Rohit has helped MI win 75, besides losing 50. Four games have been tied. Rohit has a win percentage of 59.68. He has the second-most wins as captain.
A look at MI's schedule
March 27: DC vs MI at Brabourne Stadium- CCI in Mumbai at 3:30 PM IST April 2: MI vs RR at D.Y. Patil Stadium in Mumbai at 3:30 PM IST April 6: KKR vs MI at MCA Stadium in Pune at 7:30 PM IST April 9: RCB vs MI at MCA Stadium in Pune at 7:30 PM IST
A look at MI's schedule
April 13: MI vs Punjab Kings at MCA Stadium in Pune at 7:30 PM IST April 16: MI vs LSG at Brabourne Stadium- CCI in Mumbai at 3:30 PM IST April 21: MI vs CSK at D.Y. Patil Stadium in Mumbai at 7:30 PM IST April 24: LSG vs MI at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai at 7:30 PM IST
A look at MI's schedule
April 30: RR vs MI at D.Y. Patil Stadium in Mumbai at 7:30 PM IST May 6: GT vs MI at Brabourne Stadium- CCI in Mumbai at 7:30 PM IST May 9: MI vs KKR at D.Y. Patil Stadium in Mumbai at 7:30 PM IST May 12: CSK vs MI at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai at 7:30 PM IST
A look at the remaining two games
May 17: Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai at 7:30 PM IST, May 21: Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai at 7:30 PM IST
Records Rohit and Suryakumar can script
Rohit has scored 5,611 runs at 31.17. He needs 389 runs more to register a mark of 6,000. He also needs 59 runs to become the first MI batter with 4,500-plus runs. Suryakumar Yadav has 1,733 runs for MI and needs 267 runs to complete the mark of 2,000. He also has 2,341 IPL runs and needs 159 more for the mark of 2,500.
Recap of the IPL 2021 season
In the IPL 2021 season, MI ended in the fifth place, having claimed seven wins and seven losses from 14 games. They collected 14 points and had a NRR of +0.116. They missed out on the last playoff place to Kolkata Knight Riders, who had a better NRR (+0.587). Notably, MI had won the title in 2019 and 2020 respectively.