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Decoding Rohit Sharma’s IPL performance: Check his statistics as a player and captain

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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As Mumbai Indians (MI) opener Rohit Sharma encountered a familiar foe in Pat Cummins at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday (May 6), the India skipper got outdone and had to depart for the dressing room after adding only four runs to his tally.

Rohit’s batting form has seen a slump in the 2024 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Stripped off captaincy duties, it was expected that the 36-year-old would make a mark with the bat to prove his credentials ahead of the upcoming ICC T20 Men’s World Cup.

The 36-year-old started the season on a strong footing, aggregating 297 runs at an average of 49.5, striking at 164.1.

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He was helping Mumbai maximise the powerplay overs, taking on bowlers right from the commencement of the innings, and demonstrating intent akin to the one he showed at the ODI World Cup.

However, his touch has taken a hit in the last five games, totalling only 33 runs. His average in this time period stands at a partly 6.6, whilst his strike rate had cut down to 94.3.

Rohit Sharma batting in IPL 2024

First 7 games – Runs: 297, Avg: 49.5, SR: 164.1

Next 5 games – Runs: 33, Avg: 6.6, SR: 94.3

Given that this is the first time in 11 years that Rohit is playing an IPL season, solely as a player, it presents a good opportunity to analyse his batting numbers both as a player as well as the captain in this competition.

Rohit Sharma’s record as as an IPL player

Out of his six IPL titles, Rohit has won only one of them without being the captain of the side, i.e. when Deccan Chargers (DC) lifted the championship under the watch of Adam Gilchrist in 2009. Rohit has featured in every single season of the IPL since 2008.

The player has scored 2305 runs in 90 matches from 2008-12 and in 2024, when he didn’t lead either DC or MI. His average in these seasons stand at 29.55, which is equal to his overall career average of 29.50. His strike rate in these matches are 135.19, which is in fact better than his career strike rate of 131.03 in the IPL. 33% (14) out of Rohit’s half-centuries (42) in the IPL have come as a player, and in fact both his tons in the competition have been when he was not leading the side, once in 2012 and the other one this year.

Rohit Sharma’s record as an IPL captain 

Rohit led MI from 2013-23, and he led the team to five IPL titles in that time period, becoming the joint-most successful captain in the competition along with MS Dhoni (5 titles).

As the skipper, Rohit notched 4236 runs in 165 games, at an average of 28.62, which is lower than his overall IPL rate of 29.55. His strike rate in these campaigns was 130.45, more or less in similar lines as to the pace with which he has scored runs in his entire IPL career.

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As a batter, Rohit’s best season in the competition was in 2013, which was also the first time MI won the title for the first time. He had scored 538 runs in 19 games that year, averaging 38.42 with a strike rate of 131.54, hitting 34 fours and 28 sixes to finish with four half-centuries.

With the T20 World Cup fast approaching, Rohit will want to get back into his best touch with the bat as he embarks on a journey to end India’s 11-year-long trophy drought of ICC championships in June this year.

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MI vs KKR IPL 2024 highlights: Mitchell Starc stars as KKR cleans up MI and win by 24 runs

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MI vs KKR Live Score IPL 2024: Hardik Pandya wins the toss and MI opt to bowl first

MI vs KKR Live Score IPL 2024: Pitch Report 

General trends have gone for a toss this season as scoring rates have shot up due to flatter tracks and the Impact Player rule.

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The match will be live-streamed on the JioCinema application, and it will be simultaneously telecast on the Star Sports Network.

MI vs KKR Live Score IPL 2024:  Predicted Playing XI 

Kolkata Knight Riders: Phil Salt (wk), Sunil Narine, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Shreyas Iyer (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Varun Chakravarthy, Vaibhav Arora

Mumbai Indians: Ishan Kishan (wk), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Nehal Wadhera, Tim David, Mohammad Nabi, Piyush Chawla, Gerald Coetzee, Jasprit Bumrah

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KKR are placed second in the table with 12 points, MI are at the penultimate spot in the standings with merely six points to their name.

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MI faced a defeat by four wickets against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in their last match, whereas KKR won by seven wickets against the Delhi Capitals (DC) in their previous encounter.

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Mumbai Indians (MI) will play the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Wankhede Stadium in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at 7:30 pm IST on Friday.

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Kolkata Knight Riders will look to iron out their flaws and get the better of a misfiring Mumbai Indians when the two teams, placed on opposite ends of the IPL points table spectrum, clash on Friday. With six wins in nine games giving them 12 points and the second position in the IPL points table, a berth in the playoffs looks within the grasp of two-time winners KKR.

But the Shreyas Iyer-led side will have to find consistency across departments and avoid any slip-ups to make it to the final four. Each of their three losses has come in the last six games for KKR, who were at the receiving end of a record run chase by Punjab Kings but did well to bounce back with a seven-wicket thrashing of Delhi Capitals.

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IPL 2024: How Hardik Pandya performed at Gujarat Titans and what are his stats at Mumbai Indians?

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Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Hardik Pandya has faced a disappointing run in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season so far. Having secured a high-profile trade from the Gujarat Titans (GT) ahead of the season, Pandya was expected to turn things around for the five-time champions who are without a title since 2020.

However, success has not followed him at an individual level nor for the team. MI sit at the penultimate spot in the standings with three wins in 10 matches so far. Mathematically, they can still make it to the playoffs by winning all of their games. However, their recent form doesn’t suggest that, and a lot of the blame for their performance can be pinned on Pandya.

Hardik Pandya at Gujarat Titans 

Pandya was not retained by MI ahead of the IPL mega auctions in 2022. He got drafted by the then newly-founded GT, who named him their captain straightaway. Pandya led GT to the 2022 IPL finals, which was his first season with the team. They defeated Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the summit clash at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Next year, they finished runners-up after being defeated by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the same venue, in a rain-curtailed summit clash.

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In both the campaigns, Pandya thrived as an all-rounder. He contributed decent runs with the bat, and was a force to reckon with the ball.

Cumulatively, Pandya scored 833 runs in 33 matches for the Titans. He averaged 33.32 with the bat, striking at 133.49, notching six half-centuries. Pandya scored 42 fours and 25 sixes, often playing the role of a top-order batter, as he got promoted to bat at either number three  or number  four.

With the ball, Pandya picked 11 wickets in the two seasons with GT. He took eight of them in 2022 and three in the following campaign. The all-rounder maintained an economy rate of 7.28 and 9.12 in 2022 and 2023, respectively. Pandya picked three wickets on his return giving away 17 runs in his four overs in the final against RR in IPL 2022. He was named the Player of the Match in the encounter.

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Hardik Pandya at Mumbai Indians 

Expectedly, most observers anticipated Pandya to carry forward his form from GT into MI. He had shown no signs of getting bogged down by the pressure of captaincy at GT, and had laid enough foundation for MI to be convinced that he could bring them back to winning ways after missing out on the title in the last three seasons. However, not only has his personal form taken a hit this season, in fact the entire MI unit has failed to fire cohesively and consistently.

Pandya has played 10 IPL matches in 2024, aggregating 197 runs for MI. His batting average is 21.89 and his strike rate has increased marginally to 150.38. He has smashed 16 fours and 10 sixes and remained not just once. His scoring rate has increased by 12.29% particularly because he is batting lower down the order as MI already have batters claiming stake at the top-three, unlike what was the case at GT.

With the ball, Pandya has picked only six wickets at a bowling average of 42.17. His economy rate has increased by nearly 34.14% to 11 runs per over as compared to the 8.2 he had recorded across his two years in GT formerly.

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Pandya has taken the onus of delivering the difficult overs, however, he has faced backlash for that. Case in point, his decision to take the new ball early on in the campaign was criticised as it appeared that Jasprit Bumrah could have been devastating at the start of the innings. Against CSK, Pandya chose to bowl the final over while MS Dhoni was batting at the Wankhede Stadium, but was hammered for three consecutive sixes by the former India captain who scored 20 runs off four deliveries, and CSK ended up winning the game by the same margin.

To summarise Pandya’s performance with MI in the 2024 season, few of his bets have yielded desired results. Whilst this is a worrying sign for MI, it’s a cause of concern for Team India, who view him as an important member of the team that will take the field for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in the United States and West Indies in June this year.

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Castrol India MD explains why data centres are a big opportunity

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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Lubricant manufacturer Castrol India sees data centres as a big opportunity.

“Globally, Castrol has called out data centre thermal management as one of the places where we want to participate,” said Sandeep Sangwan, MD, Castrol India in an interview with CNBC-TV18.

Recognising the need for advanced cooling solutions in rapidly expanding data centres, Castrol is leveraging its expertise in fluid technology to innovate in this new domain.

Sangwan believes data centres will become huge consumers of energy in the future and they will need that efficiency for processes to operate at much higher speeds and capacities.

Castrol has set up a research and development (R&D) centre at its global headquarters in the UK, where Castrol BP is investing about 15 million pounds.

This facility is part of a strategic expansion to explore and enhance thermal management technologies that can improve efficiency and reduce environmental impacts.

“We have proof of concepts and we are working with some of the data centres now in terms of bringing that technology to commercial use,” he said.

The company has also launched Castrol EV fluids.

“Electric vehicles (EVs) sales on the passenger vehicles (PVs) are growing at a good clip but the volumes are still very small. But we supply to two of the biggest original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the car segment. So we will see that business scale up but it will take another 5-6 years before it becomes of any material scale,” Sangwan said.

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While the competitive intensity will increase, as technology improves, consumer vehicle (CV) demand gets better and better.

“We have seen a lot of competitive intensity. It will increase but in the end, it will be good for customers and consumers to get better quality products at the right value,” he said.

On April 30, the company reported a 6.8% year-on-year (YoY) increase in net profit at ₹216.2 crore for the first quarter that ended March 31, 2024, as the company follows the January to December financial year.

The volume growth was 6% in the first quarter of the calendar year 2024. For the full year, he expects volumes to grow a few points higher than the industry average of 5%.

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The company was able to hold the margins at 22%. “We will operate in the range of 22-25%,” he said.

The current market share of the company is about 21%.

Last quarter, the company announced its brand ambassadorship with Shah Rukh Khan and its tie-ups with Mumbai Indians.

“We have been doing a lot of activity on Pragati Ki Paathshaala and we continue extending our reach into rural India. We reached about 33,500 outlets now and also in multi-brand workshops,” he said.

“I am confident of the growth coming through. We saw volume growth coming in Q1 and we are also investing in our brand so all to play for,” he added.

The category is growing and Castrol wants to be ahead of category growth by a few points.

The company saw some slowdown in the agriculture sector. However, two-wheelers and passenger vehicles (PVs) are doing well.

The current market capitalisation of the company is ₹20,717 crore.

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Watch: Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya visits the Somnath Temple amid poor IPL form

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Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya visited the Somnath Temple in Gujarat amid Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 matches. After Pandya made a comeback to his former team as the skipper, MI have been failing to open their winning streak in the current season.

A fit-again Suryakumar Yadav will be expected to immediately deliver the goods when they and the Delhi Capitals lock horns in a bid to arrest their slide in their IPL clash on Sunday.

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Hardik Pandya at Somnaath temple. The sadness is clearly visible on his face. wishing you a great comeback @hardikpandya7 😊

Har Har Mahadev 🙏#HardikPandya pic.twitter.com/HQ3ZzmshNl

— MOHIT 🐐 (@Themohit_19) April 5, 2024

Ab hoga Strong Comeback 😎 #HardikPandya pic.twitter.com/KwZwkLoJbq

— Aditya 🙂 (@myselfaditya05) April 5, 2024

With three losses in a row, MI are languishing at the bottom whereas Delhi Capitals have spiraled down to the ninth spot in the 10-team points table following a 106-run hammering in their last match.

If MI have once again made a characteristic start of falling into a hole with a string of defeats, the misfiring Delhi Capitals have had a similar fate suffering three losses from four outings and are under pressure to bounce back.

Suryakumar’s potential return to action will keep him at the cynosure since the T20 World Cup follows this iteration of IPL immediately and his form and fitness will be crucial for the Indian campaign.

SKY and his road to recovery

Having spent the last three months nursing an ankle injury and recovering from a surgery for sports hernia, the world’s premier T20 batter Suryakumar hit the ground running with his first training session here at the Wankhede Stadium on Friday.

Along with strength and mobility exercises, Suryakumar batted without any visible discomfort to get back in the groove and gear up to come to the rescue of his struggling teammates, who have collectively failed in all departments.

(With PTI inputs)

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IPL 2024 SRH vs MI highlights: SRH defends highest-ever total of T20 format; beats MI by 31 runs

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Mumbai Indians (MI) will travel to take on Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on March 27, Wednesday, in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. MI lost their previous game to Gujarat Titans (GT) by six runs, whereas SRH fell short against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by four of the targets in their tournament’s opening fixture.

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Watch: Hardik Pandya greets former Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma ahead of IPL 2024

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Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya takes the first step to greet former captain Rohit Sharma at the practice session ahead of IPL 2024. This was the first time the two big players of IPL came face to face after the mega trade-off between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians.

Ever since the big news, MI fans have gotten divided as a few support the former captain who won all the IPL cups and the one who seems to have the potential to carry the baton further in this limited-overs tournament.

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𝟰𝟱 🫂 𝟯𝟯#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians | @hardikpandya7 @ImRo45 pic.twitter.com/eyKSq7WwCV

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) March 20, 2024

As the new season is about to start on March 22, Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Thursday “handed” over the Chennai Super Kings captaincy to opener Ruturaj Gaikwad on the eve of the IPL opener here, a stunning decision that is bound to send speculation swirling on his playing future with the franchise.

In a post on X, the Indian Premier League made the announcement a day before CSK take on Royal Challengers Bangaluru. The five-time champions issued a brief statement soon after.

Presenting @ChennaiIPL's Captain – @Ruutu1331 🙌🙌#TATAIPL pic.twitter.com/vt77cWXyBI

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 21, 2024

“MS Dhoni has handed over Chennai Super Kings’ captaincy to Ruturaj Gaikwad ahead of the start of TATA IPL 2024. Ruturaj has been an integral part of Chennai Super Kings since 2019 and has played 52 matches in IPL during this period. The team looks forward to the upcoming season,” said CSK.

There is speculation that Dhoni will retire at the end of the season and therefore the franchise felt the need for a smooth transition in the stalwart’s presence as a player.

𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞!

The #TATAIPL is here and WE are ready to ROCK & ROLL 🎉🥳🥁

Presenting the 9 captains with PBKS being represented by vice-captain Jitesh Sharma. pic.twitter.com/v3fyo95cWI

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 21, 2024

Gaikwad, who has played six ODIs and 19 T20s for India, made his CSK debut in 2020 and has gone on to represent the team in 52 games.

“Whatever Dhoni does, it is in the best interest of the team. I got to know of the decision just before the captains’ meeting. You have to respect his decision, it is his call,” CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan told PTI.

Gaikwad, a stylish opener, had a memorable run last year, aggregating 590 runs in 16 games at an impressive strike rate of 147.50. His breakout year was 2021 when he amassed 635 runs in 16 games.

The 27-year-old from Maharashtra is not new to captaincy, having led the Indian team to the gold medal in the Asian Games last year. He has also led his state side Maharashtra.
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Hardik Pandya reveals he never thought he will lead Mumbai Indians one day

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As Mumbai Indians gear up for the IPL 2024 season, captain Hardik Pandya is looking forward to returning to action and turning out for the franchise he started his cricketing journey with.

Hardik said at the pre-season press conference in Mumbai on Monday. “First of all, it is very good to be back. I’m back where everything started. It is a very surreal feeling because everything that I have known from 2015 to now has been because of this team. My life completely changed when I made my debut in 2015. I’m very grateful to have reached here and playing again at a ground that is my favourite from day one.”

“It’s very good to be back.” 💙

Hardik Pandya shares his joy on reuniting with #MumbaiIndians, the team where his incredible journey started 🫶#OneFamily @hardikpandya7 pic.twitter.com/0SymPUikDY

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) March 18, 2024

Head coach Mark Boucher was satisfied with the preparations so far and was keen on seeing how the intra squad warm up games pan out. “We are in a good space at the moment. We have a big squad. We’ll be playing our first warm up game today. I’m looking forward to a couple of players putting their hands up for selection,” Boucher said.

Hardik called his return to MI a homecoming and said that he had never imagined he’ll be captaining Mumbai Indians at the beginning of his career. “It feels wonderful to be back. Never thought that 10 years down the line I’d be captaining Mumbai Indians. The feeling is amazing. Very excited for the season ahead and to play again with my old fellows. We have got a lot of success together,” Pandya added.

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Boucher felt the team was well rounded and the new additions are particularly exciting. “We have got new international players. They are very energetic, which is always good. We had a pretty good season. We are in a pretty good space at the moment,” Boucher said.

Hardik also gave peek into his captaincy mantra by saying his focus is on controlling the controllables. “You should focus on the process. I can’t win the IPL tomorrow. It can only happen a couple of months down the line. What we can focus on in those couple of months is how we prepare, how we take care of each other, how we make sure we know each other and out. The only thing we can promise is that we will play a brand of cricket that everyone will enjoy.”

🗣️ “Rohit will have his hand on my shoulder throughout the season.” – Hardik Pandya 🥹💙#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians pic.twitter.com/P0U9HvWWeI

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) March 18, 2024

Boucher alluded to Hardik bringing in fresh ideas as captain and said his role was to enable Hardik to get the best out of the team. “I’ll be trying to help him out as much as I can and get everyone going in the right direction. I’m going to support the captain as much as possible.”

Hardik concluded by saying he is now fully fit and will be playing as an all-rounder this season “I have no issues with my body. I plan to play all the games possible.” Mumbai Indians begin their IPL campaign on Sunday 24th March against Gujarat Titans.

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Hardik Pandya reunited with his former franchise Mumbai Indians and held a press conference as the skipper of the team ahead of IPL season 2024. After having two successful years for Gujarat Titans, Pandya returned to Mumbai Indians after an all-cash deal trade deal in November 2023.

Pandya takes over the MI leadership duties which was originally led by Rohit Sharma, who won five titles making him Mumbai’s crowd favourite.

🗣️ “Rohit will have his hand on my shoulder throughout the season.” – Hardik Pandya 🥹💙#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians pic.twitter.com/P0U9HvWWeI

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) March 18, 2024

Returning from a three-month injury layoff, Hardik said Rohit is still India’s captain and praised whatever the team has achieved is under his belt.

“There won’t be any confusion. He is still the India captain. What this team has achieved was achieved under his belt. I am just carrying it forward. I have played all my cricket with MI with Rohit as captain, so I am sure he will always be around to help me out,” Hardik said in a media interaction on Monday.

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However the new captain and the former skipper haven’t got any chance to chat personally after the transfer of business. When asked, he said, “Yes and no. Rohit has been travelling non-stop (with the Indian team). I will definitely catch up with him when he joins the squad.”

The Mark Boucher-coached side begins its IPL campaign with the match against Gujarat Titans (GT) at the Narendra Modi Stadium on March 23.

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Lasith Malinga: Mumbai Indians has always backed young talents

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The MI Junior Inter-School cricket tournament’s fourth edition came to a close on Thursday in Mumbai with Anjuman-I-Islam, RR Education Trust and Shardashram Vidyamandir emerging victorious in the Boys’ Under 14, Boys’ Under 16 and Girls’ Under 15 categories respectively. Lasith Malinga, bowling coach of Mumbai Indians in the IPL, felicitated the winners and spoke about the importance of a tournament like MI Junior.

Speaking during the event, Malinga said, “It is a brilliant opportunity for young cricketers in Mumbai. I am really thankful to MI for hosting a tournament like this where young cricketers can show their talent. They get to learn how to approach tournaments, deal with pressure. Once they display their talent, they can then go on to make a career in cricket.”

Malinga banne ka tareeka bohot 𝒌𝒆𝒛𝒖𝒂𝒍 hai Ishan Bhai 🤣💙#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians @ishankishan51 @malinga_ninety9 pic.twitter.com/3oOk4gjbVR

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) March 15, 2024

Malinga added that MI had unearthed many stars over the years. “MI has always backed talent. Jasprit Bumrah in 2013, Hardik Pandya and Krunal Pandya have all been backed by MI. They have gone on to play for India. MI Junior is another such great platform for budding cricketers. Youngsters can perform there and then go on to play for the state and national side too in the future,” he added.

Malinga reminisced about his days playing school cricket and the key role it played in his development as a cricketer. “School cricket is the most important because it sets your foundation. That is the age where you learn the most and learn very quickly. Nowadays, there are more opportunities but a tournament like MI Junior is the best way for young cricketers to develop their skills. I am looking forward to how these kids develop,” he said.

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Malinga was especially impressed with MI Junior having a girls’ category as well as female umpires and scorers. He hailed the inclusion of women, saying, “All the young girls have a great opportunity to play more and experience a high quality tournament at such a young age. I would request MI to continue this initiative as this is the best way of serving the game of cricket and also gives young cricketers a chance to shine.”

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