ARE MUMBAI INDIANS PAYING THE PRICE FOR A POORLY PLANNED AUCTION?
Cricket Today|April 15, 2022
There are many question marks over MI’s strategy at the IPL 2022 mega auction. One of the major ones being the lack of all-rounders that were picked on the bidding table. If we look back at MI’s success in the T20 league.
RENIN WILBEN
ARE MUMBAI INDIANS PAYING THE PRICE FOR A POORLY PLANNED AUCTION?
Mumbai Indians (MI) are traditionally known as slow starters in the Indian Premier League (IPL). However, even the most optimistic MI supporter will be worried about the manner in which the franchise have begun their campaign this season. After four matches, they are languishing at the bottom of the points table, having failed to win a single game. After going down to the Delhi Capitals (DC) by four wickets from a winning position, they got thumped by the Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 23 runs, by the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by five wickets, and by the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by seven wickets. So, what exactly is going wrong for Mumbai this season? And did they lose the plot even before the tournament got underway?

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