Mumbai Indians play Rajasthan Royals in their second IPL 2022 match on Saturday. The five-time champions lost their opening IPL game against Delhi Capitals but Zaheer Khan, MI's director of cricket operations, is not worried. MI will be reinforced by the return of Suryakumar Yadav and Zaheer feels Jasprit Bumrah should keep playing as long as he is fit. (Video: MI, Photos: MI and BCCI)
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00:10 >> How's the mood like in the camp after the first match?
00:22 You had a few days.
00:23 >> Hi, Saurabh.
00:24 It's a long tournament, right?
00:25 So you have to keep the mood upbeat.
00:28 It's still early days, very early days, I would say.
00:31 So that's how the whole camp is looking at it.
00:34 The intensity, the preparation, the way everyone is going on about doing
00:38 their business has been fantastic.
00:40 So yeah, we are looking for that first win of 2022 for us in this IPL.
00:46 >> That in Mumbai's first match against Delhi, the bowling didn't step up.
00:52 What have been your discussions with the bowling group in improvements for
00:56 the next match against Rajasthan?
00:58 >> Well, there have been a lot of constructive chats around the options
01:02 which we can take.
01:03 The first game is always a tricky one.
01:06 And you know traditionally how we've been flaring up in the first game of
01:10 the tournament.
01:11 So we usually have been slow starters.
01:13 But I'm happy with the way plans are working,
01:17 the way everyone is looking at approaching this year.
01:21 So you will definitely see that change in the coming games.
01:25 It was a good learning for us.
01:27 You've seen the CCI wicket is not an easy wicket for bowlers.
01:32 You've seen yesterday's game also 200 plus runs were chased.
01:37 So it was not an easy day for bowlers.
01:39 But in terms of planning and prep, they're right on the money.
01:43 >> Whereby Surya Kumar Yadav is back in the team after finishing his quarantine and
01:48 is available for tomorrow's game.
01:50 How crucial is that for the middle order?
01:52 It's a lot of time to fumble in the first game.
01:55 Surya's presence in the team, he's a seasoned campaigner, a known MI.
02:03 >> I thought that was going to be the first question.
02:04 I took a while for you guys to get to that question.
02:07 Look, he's a retained player.
02:09 He has been a key member of the side and
02:11 we are all eagerly waiting for him to take the field.
02:15 He has been practicing, so that's all I can share at this point.
02:19 >> Justin Bumrah has had immense workload and injuries, has been hampering his fluency.
02:24 Do you seek to rotate him a few games to avoid him from getting injured?
02:30 >> Look, if you know me well, you've seen over the years, I've always endorsed that
02:34 as a bowler, if you are in rhythm, you just play as many games as possible.
02:39 So this workload management phenomenon has been a little confusing for me.
02:46 It's always been that if you're fit, you're gonna be out there,
02:50 unless you're injured.
02:51 If you're injured, you take your time out, you work on your fitness,
02:55 you get back and take your time to be 120% before you get back.
03:00 But if you're fit and available, you should be playing as many games as possible.
03:03 And that's the way I see the game.
03:05 And I'm sure this season, that's what you'll see from all our setup.
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