Five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) are having a mixed-type of season in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. They lost their first two games of the season and then staged a dominating comeback, winning three games on the trot. But they couldn’t hold on to the momentum and lost their next two games. They are currently 8th on the points table with 6 points under their belt.
One bold decision Mumbai Indians should take for the next game against Rajasthan Royals
Mumbai Indians (MI) are next slated to lock horns with Rajasthan Royals (RR) in their next game on Sunday (30th April). It’s fair to say that they need to pull their socks up in the second half of the league if they have to fancy their chances to qualify for the playoffs. Let’s take a look at One bold decision Mumbai Indians should take for the next game against Rajasthan Royals
Try changing the opening combination
To return back to winning ways, Mumbai Indians should try to change their opening combination. Ishan Kishan hasn’t looked at his best in the league while opening the batting for Mumbai Indians. His struggles against moving the ball and the spin have been quite evident and him being the slow starter, puts more pressure on Rohit Sharma, who is also not in the greatest of touch.
They should try to promote Cameron Green at the top along with the skipper as the all-rounder is in great touch and his ability to strike from the first ball can help MI take full control of the field advantage in the first 6 overs. The Australian all-rounder has looked like the best batter for the team this season and they should look to maximise his form and make him open. Whereas Ishan Kishan should bat demoted to 4, where he can unleash himself right from the ball 1.
IPL 2023: Mumbai Indians squad for the IPL 16
Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Arshad Khan, Tim David, Tristan Stubbs, Hrithik Shokeen, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff, Kumar Kartikeya, Jofra Archer, Sandeep Warrier, Vishnu Vinod, Riley Meredith, Ramandeep Singh, Shams Mulani, Arjun Tendulkar, Nehal Wadhera, Akash Madhwal, Duan Jansen, Dewald Brevis, Raghav Goyal
