Bought by Mukesh Ambani's Reliance for $111.9m, Mumbai Indians happened to not only be the costliest team in the IPL, but also the most
exciting one.
After all, who didn't want to watch Sachin Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasuriya open the innings in a T20 game! The Tendulkar-led side featured 'Turbanator' Harbhajan Singh too. However, the script went awry and ultimately Mumbai were denied a semifinal spot.
The franchisees admitted they had learnt much from last year's experience, and went about taking what they think, were corrective measures.
The domestic players were sent to South Africa for training, which should now turn into a big advantage considering that the IPL is now being held there.
Shaun Pollock retired as a player, but has now turned into a mentor. Coach Lalchand Rajput was sacked and replaced by Pravin Amre to be the link between Pollock and the Indian domestic players.
The fielding coach's responsibility has been entrusted to Jonty Rhodes, ending Sameer Dighe's tenure as well.
At the February auction, South African batting sensation JP Duminy, Bangladesh skipper Mohammad Ashraful, New Zealand fast bowler Kylie Mills and English batsman Graham Napier were picked up.
In :
Mentor: Shaun Pollock
Coach: Pravin Amre
Fielding coach: Jonty Rhodes
Players: JP Duminy, Mohammad Ashraful, Kyle Mills, Shikhar Dhawan, Lasith Malinga, Graham Napier, Jaydev Shah, Rahil Shaikh, Jude Singh, Ryan McClaren
Out:
Coach: Lalchand Rajput
Fielding coach: Samir Dighe
Players: Shaun Pollock, Ashish Nehra, Robin Uthappa, Dwayne Smith, Ashwell Prince, Andre Nel, Dominic Thornley, Gaurav Dhiman.
Friday, April 17, 2009
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