IPL 2010 preview: Mumbai Indians

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Indexed  February 24, 2010

The second in a series of team previews for the 2010 Indian Premier League, in reverse order of how the teams finished in 2009.The Mumbai Indians have promised much but delivered little in the IPL thus far, failing to make the playoffs in either of the first two editions.Despite their failings they were the most-watched team in IPL 1 and are still one of the most popular sides, due in no small part to their captain, Sachin Tendulkar.They have shown that they are not taking their past failures lightly by spending an obscene amount of money on purchasing the big-hitting West Indian allrounder Kieron Pollard at this year’s IPL auction - the most money s...   See the complete post here

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