Mumbai Indians

Heart is where Mumbai Is !!!

Mumbai Indians last year was unfortunate team to miss out to qualify for semi-finals. Mumbai Indians is one of the strongest team in IPL Season 2. However, Mumbai Indians are not the favorites to win the IPL. Chennai Super Stars are the best team and have good chance to win the IPL-2. But, if Mumbai Indians do qualify for the Final (and most likely they will), the side who has Tendulkar can never be written off on the day.

Tendulkar and Jayasurya was the combination in the dream team's of 90's. Even after a decade, they are still one of the fearsome partners. However, It is not the Opening Pair which gives Indians the edge, It is the strong and capable middle order which gives Mumbai Indians the stability and power to win the games.

Tendulkar's role would be to stick around till 16th over. If He is manage to do so, He would be scoring bulk of runs in the process. There are series of left handers dashers around Tendulkar. Jayasurya to start with and then Shikhar Dhawan, A.Nayar and J.P.Duminy to follow up.

Tendulkar's job is very simple and defined. Take run a ball and give strike to all dashers. At the end of 15th Over, if Tendulkar is still batting, He would be definately having 50 runs on his name and Mumbai Indians would have 120 Runs in 15 Overs. Their job in last 5 overs would be to score another 50 runs. Their Bowling Line Up is more than capable enough to defend those 170.

Zaheer Khan and Harbhajan Singh are in sublime form. D.Bravo would give them a company in almost entire IPL since he is not selected for West Indies team for the two test matches against England.

There will be one overseas bowler from the likes of D.Fernando or L.Malinga or K.Mills. alongside D.Kulkarni or R.Raje.

Possible XI:

Tendulkar, Jayasurya, S.Dhawan,A.Nayar (A.Rahane), Duminy, Bravo,Takawale,Harbhajansingh, Zaheer Khan, D.Kulkarni(R.Raje),Fernando (Mills, Malinga)