IPL 2021: Team Profile, Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma's Chance To Create History

IPL 2021: Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma has a chance to become the first captain in the history of IPL to win three consecutive titles.

The Indian Premier League (IPL) is back in India after the last season was played in the United Arab Emirates due to coronavirus. Even without home crowd support, Mumbai Indians triumphed in the scorching heat of the UAE to clinch their fifth IPL title -- the most by any franchise in the tournament's history. The defending champions, captained by Rohit Sharma, will begin their title defence in the tournament opener against Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore in Chennai on April 9. Rohit has a chance to create history by becoming the first captain to win three IPL back-to-back titles.  MI's new stars:  Nathan Coulter-Nile, Adam Milne and Jimmy Neesham were bought by the defending champions in the players auction but the talk of the town was the recruitment of Arjun Tendulkar.