TATA IPL 2022: MI skipper Rohit Sharma confirms that he will open the batting with Ishan Kishan

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“It is a relatively new team, a lot of new players have come into the team. I don’t believe in added advantage because 70-80 per cent of the team has not played in Mumbai before.

Therefore, there is no such thing that will give us an advantage. Only me, Suriya, Pollard, Ishaan and Bumrah have played more matches in Mumbai and others haven’t.

Sharma further felt that Mumbai’s style of preparation would not change with new teams Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans entering the IPL and pointed to the 2022 season, which has the same format as the 2011 season.

Sharma welcomed the new rules such as legal dismissal of a run-out batsman from the non-striker’s end, the new batsman taking strike despite crossovers and the DRS review being increased to two per team.

“Look, that rule (mankading) has become legal, so the batsmen will need to pay more attention to when to come out of the crease and when not to. These are very simple rules and we have to follow them.