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  Welcome to another blog in the series where we discuss the IPL 2024 Auctions. This time, we will be discussing Mumbai Indians(MI) and see what their playing XI can look like. Mumbai Indians (MI) Mumbai Indians has been one of the most successful IPL franchise of all time. They have won IPL 5 times and have had some of the legendary cricketers represent the side. Led by their captain, Rohit Sharma, they won the title in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020. With a strong side once again, they would look to add another feather in their cap this year. However, they have a new skipper in form of Hardik Pandya and it will be interesting to see if he can produce same kind of results as Rohit Sharma has given over the years.  IPL 2023 PERFORMANCE In 2023 season, MI was able to reach the playoffs after 8 wins in the 14 games. They also won the eliminator against LSG but lost the qualifier 2 against CSK. Overall, their campaign was dominated by their batsman with Suryakumar Yadav having a...

  Welcome to another episode in the series of blogs where we revisit the IPL 2024 auctions. This time, we will be analyzing Kolkata Knight Riders and look at their squad, predicted playing XI and their strengths and weaknesses. Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) KKR has won the IPL trophy twice under the leadership of Gautam Gambhir in 2012 and 2014. But post Gambhir leaving KKR, their journey haven't been too fruitful in IPL. They did manage to reach the finals in 2021 but apart from that, they have had disappointing seasons in past few years. They are a high brand value franchise backed by two of the greatest Bollywood stars, Shahrukh Khan and Juhi Chawla and therefore have a huge fan base. Their fans would want the team to return on track and reach their full glory the way it was under Gautam Gambhir's captaincy.     IPL 2023 PERFORMANCE KKR did not have the best of seasons in 2023 as they finished 7th on the points table with 12 points. The inconsistency of the players throug...

  This is going to be a series of blogs where we will discuss the IPL 2024 Auctions, how they went for each team, what can be the strengths and weaknesses of the teams and try to predict their strongest playing XI. So Lets start of the series by analyzing Rajasthan Royals. Rajasthan Royals(RR) Rajasthan Royals were the winners of first ever season of Indian Premier League. But their journey following their debut season hasn't been too fruitful. They have managed to reach the playoffs a few times but haven't gone all the way to win their second trophy yet. Their best performance apart from the debut season came in 2022 where they managed to reach the final. They would love to get another trophy win under their belt soon.  IPL 2023 PERFORMANCE RR finished IPL 2023 at 5th position. They had a pretty strong start to their campaign winning 4 of the first 5 matches but they lost their path from their on pretty quickly, finishing with 7 wins in total and missing out on the playoffs s...