Virat Kohli led Royal Challengers Bangalore will be up against Rohit Sharma led Mumbai Indians in the opening game of the VIVO IPL 2021.
Rohit and company will be on field to grab their hands on the IPL trophy for the sixth time, while for Royals they are still in the hunt of their maiden IPL trophy.
Talking about the team combinations Virat and company will be up without their newly opted Australian all-rounder Daniel Sams who is down with COVID-19. While opener Devdutt Padikkal has joined the squad after recovering from the coronavirus. He is all set to open with the captain Virat Kohli in this game.
Moving onto Mumbai Indians side, they can make young Ishaan Kishan play as an opener instead of Quinton de kock and Jimmy Neesham can get his chance at Number 5 in the team if de kock sits out.
Probable XI for both sides
Mumbai Indians- Rohit Sharma, Ishaan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Jimmy Neesham, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya Nathan Coulter Nile, Rahul Chahal, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
Royal Challengers Bangalore- Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Ab de Villers, Glenn Maxwell, Sachin Baby, Mohammed Azharuddin, Daniel Christain, Washington Sundar, Kyle Jamieson, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal
My Dream 11 for Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians
AB de Villiers, Mohammad Azharuddeen, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Virat Kohli (C), Glenn Maxwell (VC), Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah