Colourful all-rounder Hardik Pandya is likely to be sent back into the IPL auction pool by Mumbai Indians as the five-time champions are more or less sanguine about the players who are in their retention list for the 2022 season.

The sixth bowler's slot remained a worry as even Virat Kohli rolled his arm over going into the tournament proper.

The Indian skipper kept it open-ended when asked about the team's top-six batters going into the opening match of the tournament against arch-rivals Pakistan on October 24.

BCCI has already made it clear that IPL 2022 will be a 10-team contest instead of the current eight-team affair and a mega auction is all set to take place before the start of the season.

Mumbai after their facile eight-wicket win over Rajasthan still have a negative run-rate of -0.048 and not only do they need to win against Sunrisers but also expect that KKR lose to Royals a day before to make their passage easier.

Rohit achieved the feat during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 match against Rajasthan Royals at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. 

The fifth Test in Manchester was abandoned after Team India's junior physio Yogesh Parmar tested positive for COVID-19 and was found to be in direct contact with players. 

Rohit had played three matches in the 2007 ICC World T20, remaining unbeaten in all three of his innings. He smashed an unbeaten 50 against South Africa in a crucial Super 8 clash.

Sharma is tipped to take over as India's new T20I captain after Virat Kohli steps down from the post after the men's T20 World Cup scheduled to take place in the UAE and Oman in October and November.

Pollard became the first player to have over 10,000 runs and 300 wickets to his name in the T20 format.

Rohit Sharma on Thursday marked his return to Mumbai Indians set-up by becoming the first player to score 1000 runs against a single opponent in the IPL.

Rohit Sharma is set to return for Mumbai Indians ahead of their game against KKR.

Amitabh Bachchan can be seen interacting with contestant Pranshu Tripathi who is all set to answer the question worth Rs 1 cr. Pranshu claims that he is a big fan of cricketer Rohit Sharma, Big B put him in a fix when he asks him to chose between Rohit Sharma and his girlfriend.

Kieron Pollard had led the side against Chennai Super Kings in the absence of Rohit, who has a dodgy knee while Pandya also missed the game due to a niggle.

While the MI skipper missed the clash due to a knee niggle from the England tour, Pandya had a minor injury during training and both were rested as precautionary measures, says coach Jayawardene.

Kieron Pollard replaced him as the captain of Mumbai Indians.

Mumbai Indians are currently fourth on the points table, having won four out of their seven games.

As the two heavyweights gear up for their 32nd meeting, this time at the Dubai International Stadium, we take a look at the various match-ups and strategies...

Virat Kohli announced his decision to step down from T20I captaincy after the T20 World Cup in October-November this year.

Virat Kohli is set to step down from captaincy after the T20 World Cup in the UAE and Oman, announced the India skipper in a tweet on Thursday.