Five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) will be looking for redemption in the 16th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). It has been, beyond a shadow of a doubt, a campaign to forget for Mumbai, who registered an unwanted record of having lost eight matches in a row last year. One reckons their dismal outing in the mega auction was an initial point of trigger for the impending disaster, the failures of openers Sharma and Ishan only added fuel to the fire.

Things have indeed become tougher for the heavyweights, but given their rich experience and ability to identify talent to rise to the occasion, it will be hard for anyone to suppress them. They finished rock-bottom for the first time in the tournament's history and became subject to much scrutiny for their poor bowling display.