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Apart from Rohit Sharma, the Mumbai Indians team will be led by a new captain for more than a decade. Hardik Pandya, who took Gujarat Titans to the finals in the last two seasons and won the title in 2022, not only returned to the team but also got the captaincy. In such a situation, it will be interesting to see what will be Hardik's attitude towards the team and which 11 he will field. Whereas Suryakumar Yadav is certain to miss the first few matches. Mumbai team will play its first match in IPL 2024 against Gujarat Titans on 24 March.
Who will replace Suryakumar Yadav?
If we look at Mumbai's playing 11 last year, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma and Nehal Wadhera were seen playing. Had Surya been there, this time Vadhera's card could have been cut due to Hardik's arrival. Hardik has joined the team in the middle order and now if Surya is not available then Vadhera can get a place in the playing eleven. Apart from this, it will also be a matter to be seen whether Hardik gives any role to Arjun Tendulkar in batting or not.
Will Arjun Tendulkar get a chance?
It will be interesting to see which other youngsters the new captain of the team, Hardik Pandya, gives a chance to. Mumbai has many senior players as well as many uncapped players. One of them is Arjun Tendulkar. Rohit had given Arjun a chance to debut in the last season. He could take only 3 wickets in four matches and proved to be very expensive.
However, his left-handed swing ball was much debated. But he was criticized for his speed. Many people talked about promoting him in batting also. In a match, he showed his talent by hitting some sixes. Now whether he gets a chance under Hardik's leadership or not will be a big deal.
Mumbai Indians full team
Hardik Pandya (captain), Rohit Sharma, Dewald Bruise, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Verma, Tim David, Vishnu Vinod, Arjun Tendulkar, Shams Mullani, Nehal Wadhera, Gerald Coetzee, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Karthikeya, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal. , Luke Wood, Romario Shepherd.
MI Probable Playing XI: Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya (c), Nehal Vadera, Tim David, Dewald Brewis, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Madhwal, Piyush Chawla, Gerald Coetzee.