Kolkata: Mumbai Indians regular skipper Ricky Ponting, who has been struggling with the bat, willingly opted out of the team for the crucial tie against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens Wednesday. "Ponting himself opted to sit out today's (Wednesday) game. We wanted to get our foreign players' combination right, and he volunteered to stay out. It takes a big heart to take such a decision," stand-in skipper Rohit...
03:02 AM, Apr 25, 2013
New Delhi: Mumbai Indians' Rohit Sharma is confident of the team staging a comeback after "one bad game" against Delhi Daredevils who thrashed them by nine wickets at the Feroz Shah Kotla here. "We cannot get disheartened because it is just one bad game and we will look forward to putting some good performance in the coming games," Sharma said after his side lost the game on Sunday. The Mumbai...
01:52 PM, Apr 22, 2013
New Delhi: Mumbai Indians skipper Ricky Ponting said that Sachin Tendulkar and Rohit Sharma "felt" that 161 was a good score on the Feroze Shah Kotla track but poor bowling up front changed the equations in their IPL match against Delhi Daredevils here Sunday. "I don't think we were 30 runs short. When Sachin and Rohit were batting, they felt that 160-165 was a pretty good score on this track....
11:01 PM, Apr 21, 2013
New Delhi: To beat Mumbai Indians and get off a six-match losing streak, it was always going to take something special. That is precisely what Delhi Daredevils got in the form of an unbeaten 95 from Virender Sehwag that helped turn a tough chase of 162 into a cakewalk at the Feroz Shah Kotla on Sunday. Sehwag roared back to form with an innings of superb timing and determination, and...
07:04 PM, Apr 21, 2013
It seldom happens that Rohit Sharma shows his skills in back-to-back matches. But the Mumbai batsman, taking confidence from his previous innings (74*), made another important contribution for his side, helping his side register a 41-run win over Pune Warriors at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday. Sharma (62 off 32) used the launch pad set by Dinesh Karthik (41 off 29) perfectly and took the side to a massive total,...
07:23 PM, Apr 13, 2013
Mumbai: Rare is the day that a team recovers from 1 for 2 to post a 200-plus total. Tuesday evening at the Wankhede Stadium saw hosts Mumbai Indians do just that, thanks to blazing fifties from Dinesh Karthik and Rohit Sharma that delivered the highest total of IPL 6. Delhi Daredevil lost a wicket first ball of their chase thanks to one of the best catches of the modern era...
11:40 PM, Apr 09, 2013
Chennai: IPL heavyweight Chennai Super Kings open their campaign at their bastion in Chennai against Mumbai Indians in game two of Saturday's double-header, and with a replenished pace bowling attack the home team could look to rattle the shaky MI batting order. Mumbai lost their season opener by two runs to Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday night, with their batsmen, bar Dinesh Karthik, struggling to dominate the RCB bowling. Their...
09:36 PM, Apr 05, 2013
Mumbai's performance in the past has not been in sync with their squad strength, and they hope Ricky Ponting's leadership does the trick for them this time. ...
11:09 AM, Mar 30, 2013
The Mumbai duo has been replaced by Siddesh Lad, also from the same city, and Saurashtra's Rush Kalaria. ...
04:39 PM, Mar 10, 2013
Wasim Jaffer will lead a 15-member Mumbai squad in the upcoming domestic one-dayer for the Vijay Hazare Trophy. ...
09:40 PM, Feb 23, 2013
Sharma cracked 77 and shared a 128-run stand for the second wicket with centurion Gambhir as India A piled up 338 for four. ...
07:10 PM, Feb 16, 2013
The left-hander continued his rich vein of form in the England series, outdoing many of his struggling team-mates. ...
12:18 PM, Jan 28, 2013
It is interesting to note that the statistics of Tendulkar and Rohit are almost identical before they were promoted as openers. ...
01:29 PM, Jan 25, 2013
Before Mohali, Rohit Sharma had opened an ODI innings for India on three occasions. The matches were played against South Africa in their den, just ...
11:37 AM, Jan 25, 2013
Alastair Cook praised opener Rohit and Raina for the way they batted in the fourth ODI helping India to a 3-1 lead. ...
10:17 PM, Jan 23, 2013
A look back at the crucial passages of play during the fourth ODI between India and England in Mohali, which India won by five wickets. ...
08:07 PM, Jan 23, 2013
CNN-IBN panel of experts feel BCCI should release both the players depending on the result of the fourth ODI in Mohali. ...
08:30 PM, Jan 22, 2013
Saurashtra will clash with Mumbai in the final at the Wankhede Stadium starting January 26. ...
07:23 PM, Jan 21, 2013
