IPL 2016: 5 things to expect from Mumbai Indians
The IPL has become a national festival for the people in India. Every year, while they look out for Diwali, Holi and what not, IPL has become one of those events that almost every Indian marks on his calendar.
And none more than the Mumbai Indians fans.
In the last three years, they have won the trophy twice and in exceptional fashion. Mumbai Indians aren’t one of those teams who start off blazingly. In fact, it is the opposite. After making poor starts in both their IPL winning campaigns, they went on to win the tournament in the most glorious of fashions.
They have made wholesome changes to the team along with the sponsors, with Reliance Trends' sportswear brand Performax designing jerseys for the team, which you can buy here. The Mumbai Indians will be looking to like to defend their title with all they got and here are 5 things we expect from them in IPL 2016:
Slow start
A slow start is something no teams like. However, for Mumbai Indians, slow starts seem to be their style as they have made slow starts in the majority of the IPL editions.
For example, in 2015, they lost 5 out of their 6 opening games, before winning 9 in their next 10 and winning the IPL trophy in the process.
In 2013, however, they started off well and won the tournament smoothly, unlike last year where they needed immense pressure to get running. Given that they have made some news signings and that some of their key players are out of form, it seems very likely that they will struggle to win games initially, but fans of Indians shouldn’t worry because Mumbai Indians sure do know how to make…