When it came to retaining only four players ahead of the IPL 2022 auction, it was no wonder that Suryakumar Yadav was on the Mumbai Indians’ retention list. 

The right-handed batsman showed exactly what the Mumbai Indians were missing in their first two games, as his fiery half-century helped the Rohit Sharma-led unit to 161 for 4 after being put in to bat by Kolkata Knight Riders at the MCA Stadium here on Wednesday.