The 37-year-old had earlier pulled out of the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) owing to personal reasons.
Rohit Sharma revealed that the team management is looking at the likes of James Pattinson, Dhawal Kulkarni and Mohsin Khan to do a job similar to that of Malinga, but he understands that it is not going to be easy.
Lasith Malinga has picked up 170 wickets from 122 matches in his IPL career at an economy rate of just over 7. He was exceptional even in the 2019 season where he picked up 16 wickets from 12 matches with two 4-wicket hauls.
Adapting to the conditions in the UAE will be a challenge: Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma opined that adapting to conditions in the UAE will be a challenge for the team. He believes that there aren’t many players in the line-up with enough experience of playing in these conditions.
The 33-year-old added that the game plan for the team must be based on the pitch and the conditions at hand.
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Defending champions Mumbai Indians take on the runners-up from 2019, Chennai Super Kings, in the IPL 2020 opener on Saturday. While MI will miss the services of Lasith Malinga, CSK won’t have Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh in their squad, after both of them opted out citing personal reasons.
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