Key Players: Sachin Tendulkar, Sanath Jayasuriya, Duminy and Dwayne Bravo
Ins and Outs: In 2009 Mumbai Indians have signed in Mohammad Ashraful, JP Duminy and Kyle Mills. In addition Shikahr Dhawan is transferred in their team along with Zaheer Khan.
Batsmen
Sachin Tendulkar(Captain) Iconic Indian right handed batsman. Probably the greatest batter ever. Averages over 44 for ODI, and opens the batting for Mumbai Indians. Third favourite with the bookies to take top batting honours for IPL 2.
Jean-Paul Duminy Top order South African averaging 37 in ODIs. Should find home conditions to suit. Occasionally bowls some off break.
Mohammed Ashraful Bangladesh top order batsman and will need to prove himself after being signed for IPL 2 this season.
Shikhar Dhawan Indian domestic player who was signed from Delhi Daredevils.
Saurabh Tiwary Indian U19er who bats in the middle.
Jaydev Shah Indian domestic player who's a new singing for Mumbai Indians.
Ajinkya Rahane
All Rounders
Sanath Jayasuriya Opens with Tendulkar and veteran of over 400 ODI games for Sri Lanka and probably the greatest ODI player ever. Will age finally catch up with the Master Blaster.
Ryan McLaren Fringe South African squad member. Took a hat trick in the English Domestic Twenty20 cup last season. Should find his home conditions to suite.
Dwayne Bravo West Indian genuine all rounder in his second season with Mumbai Indians. Averages 24 with the bat and goes for around 30 with the ball.
Graham Napier England domestic player plying is trade with Essex. Specialises in short format, and came out of no where in the 2008 season, breaking nearly ever Twenty20 batting record going. Can he keep it up? The England selectors don't think so.
Kyle Mills Pacey New Zealand right armer who can score quick runs at the end. New acquisition for the Mumbai Indians this season, and they paid $150,000 for his services.
Abhishek Nayar Hard hitting Indian domestic player. Bowls medium pacers.
Jude Singh
Wicket Keepers
Pinal Shah Indian U19 keeper. Occasionally opens the batting, but prefers to be lower down the order.
Luke Ronchi 2nd choice Ozzie wicketkeeper despite being born in New Zealand. Has ability to score runs quick, and will be interesting to see how often he fills and non-Indian spot.
Yogesh Takawale
Bowlers
Harbhajan Singh Indian spinner with over 185 ODI conceding around 32 runs per wicket. Well favoured at betting rank 3 to take top bowling honours.
Zaheer Khan Thirty something Indian left arm fast medium who can swing it both ways. Over 200 ODI wickets at an average of 26 runs per wicket and holds the test record for batting at 11. Around third favourite to take top bowling honours in IPL 2.
Lasith Malinga 25 year old Sri Lankan fast slinger completes an awesome bowling attack for the Mumbai Indians. Averages 25 in ODI.
Dilhara Fernando Another Sri Lank quickie with over 130 ODI averaging around 30 per victim.
Dhawal Kulkarni Indian domestic quickie.
Rohan Raje
Chetanya Nanda
Rahil Sheikh