A star-studded Mumbai Indians (MI) will be aiming to overcome their five-year IPL trophy drought when they begin their IPL-19 campaign against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on home turf, at the Wankhede Stadium this evening. And MI head coach Mahela Jayawardene reckoned that the presence of India’s two T20 World Cup-winning captains — Rohit Sharma (2024) and Suryakumar Yadav (2026) — in the team will be a big plus for skipper Hardik Pandya.  

The Pandya-led five-time champions, who won their last IPL title in 2020, appear extremely strong on paper with bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah ready to steam in for this fixture.