Rohit Sharma Has A Special Song For Mumbai Indians' New Recruit
Mumbai Indians have been impacted by the loss of foreign players.
Ryan Rickelton had done a fine job for them at the top of the order alongside Rohit Sharma but the South African has now reported for national duty. The same goes for English batter Will Jacks.
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Out of favour England batter Jonny Bairstow is one of the replacement players for Mumbai Indians alongside Richard Gleeson and Charith Asalanka.
Bairstow could open alongside Rohit Sharma at the top of the order.
The Englishman would surely be expecting to start the game, having agreed to join the franchise in the middle of the domestic season back home.
The quiet run of Titak Varma is another concern facing the team.
Suryakumar Yadav has been doing the heavy lifting in the batting department with a record 640 runs in a season. In case he fails, Mumbai Indians will have a real task at hand.
Batting first, the pace at which Mumbai batters score has also been questioned and that is another area Hardik will have to focus on.
However, their strong bowling attack always poses a bigger threat to the opposition.
"Batting, we'll figure out what is the right template on right tracks and if we bat first, what is the pace we want to bat. (There are a) couple of things which we need to identify, but I don't think there is panic," Hardik had said after the loss to Punjab Kings in their final league game.
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