Mumbai Indians (MI) playing XI from their first IPL encounter in 2008: Where are they now?
With the next season of IPL around the corner, let’s take a look at where do the players from MI’s playing XI in their very first IPL game stand today.
Harbhajan Singh
In the absence of the designated skipper Sachin Tendulkar, the duty of captaincy was taken up by Harbhajan Singh. In the first match, Bhajji proved to be expensive as he gave away 36 runs in 4 overs, however, he bagged the wickets of Rahul Dravid and Jacques Kallis.
His IPL journey took a horrible turn after he indulged in the infamous slap gate controversy with S Sreesanth and he was subsequently handed a 3-match suspension for his actions. His run was shortened in the first season and he played only 3 matches. However, he has been quite a performer thereafter and has been participating in the IPL ever since its inception. In 160 IPL matches, Habhajan has bagged 150 wickets.
He was associated with MI until 2017 before being released by them and being picked by CSK. He has been a part of the Yellow Army for 2 years and will be seen in action this year in the UAE.
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