IPL 2024: Mumbai Indians' full schedule, match time, SWOT Analysis

Rohit Sharma will not be the captain of the Mumbai side for the first time in a decade, and Hardik Pandya, who won a title in his inaugural season as captain of Gujarat Titans

The Mumbai Indians (MI) are the most talked-about team heading into the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. This is not only because they have all their players fit and nearly available (Suryakumar Yadav is an issue initially) but also due to the change in captaincy.

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Rohit Sharma will not be the captain of the Mumbai side for the first time in a decade. Hardik Pandya, who won a title in his inaugural season as captain of Gujarat Titans, is back at his first team in the IPL to lead them now in place of Rohit.

Will he be able to repeat what Rohit did in five out of 10 seasons as captain or what he did for Gujarat in the last two seasons by taking them to the final is the biggest challenge in front of Pandya now.

Business Standard try to do a SWOT analysis to see if his team has the potential to reach their seventh final or not.

Strength- Big Hitters and Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah is going through the form of his life. In the India vs England Test series, the pacer picked 19 wickets in four Tests at an outstanding average of 16.85. Though the ball would change from red to white, without injury, Bumrah would be as lethal as they get.

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Along with Boom-Boom, Mumbai would be powered by the presence of all-rounders and big-hitting finishers in the form of Pandya himself. They have Tim David, Romario Shepherd, and Mohammad Nabi to choose from, who will complement Pandya as the second finisher. The 360 degrees of Surya will always come into play as well at the fag end of the innings.

Mumbai Indians IPL 2024 Schedule

Date	Time (IST)	Opponent	Venue
March 24, 2024	19:30	Gujarat Titans	Ahmedabad
March 27, 2024	19:30	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Hyderabad
April 1, 2024	19:30	Rajasthan Royals	Mumbai
April 7, 2024	15:30	Delhi Capitals	Mumbai
April 11, 2024	19:30	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Mumbai
April 14, 2024	19:30	Chennai Super Kings	Mumbai
April 18, 2024	19:30	Punjab Kings	Mohali
April 22, 2024	19:30	Rajasthan Royals	Jaipur
April 27, 2024	15:30	Delhi Capitals	New Delhi
April 30, 2024	19:30	Lucknow Super Giants	Lucknow
May 3, 2024	19:30	Kolkata Knight Riders	Mumbai
May 6, 2024	19:30	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Mumbai
May 11, 2024	19:30	Kolkata Knight Riders	Kolkata
May 17, 2024	19:30	Lucknow Super Giants	Mumbai

Mumbai Indians' team huddle. Photo: Mumbai Indians

Weakness- Rusty Players

The rustiness of the players could be a problem for Mumbai going into the tournament. Be it Pandya, Surya, or Ishan Kishan, all three top batters have not played much competitive cricket in the last six months. Although Pandya and Ishan were seen in a corporate tournament just ahead of the IPL, the discrepancy between the standards of cricket in both tournaments is poles apart.

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Rohit Sharma, though he played all five Tests of the series, did not take the field all the time in every game, and age is catching up on him as well.

Mumbai Indians IPL players' list and their Salary

Player	Nationality	Role	Price
Hardik Pandya	Indian	All-Rounder	₹15,00,00,000
Rohit Sharma	Indian	Batsman	₹16,00,00,000
Ishan Kishan	Indian	Wicket Keeper	₹15,25,00,000
Jasprit Bumrah	Indian	Bowler	₹12,00,00,000
Suryakumar Yadav	Indian	Batsman	₹8,00,00,000
Tim David	Overseas	All-Rounder	₹8,25,00,000
Dewald Brevis	Overseas	Batsman	₹3,00,00,000
N. Tilak Varma	Indian	All-Rounder	₹1,70,00,000
Riley Meredith	Overseas	Bowler	₹1,00,00,000
Arjun Tendulkar	Indian	All-Rounder	₹30,00,000
Anmolpreet Singh	Indian	Batsman	₹20,00,000
Hrithik Shokeen	Indian	All-Rounder	₹20,00,000
Piyush Chawla	Indian	Bowler	₹50,00,000
Nehal Wadhera	Indian	All-Rounder	₹20,00,000
Vishnu Vinod	Indian	Wicket-Keeper	₹20,00,000
Shams Mulani	Indian	All-Rounder	₹20,00,000
Jason Behrendorff	Overseas	Bowler	₹75,00,000
Kumar Kartikeya	Indian	Bowler	₹20,00,000
Akash Madhwal	Indian	Bowler	₹20,00,000
Romario Shepherd	Overseas	All-Rounder	₹50,00,000
Gerald Coetzee	Overseas	All-Rounder	₹5,00,00,000
Nuwan Thushara	Overseas	Bowler	₹4,80,00,000
Dilshan Madushanka	Overseas	Bowler	₹4,60,00,000