Mumbai Indians Start Indian Premier League Preparations, Question Marks Remain on Lasith Malinga's Availability
Mumbai Indians, the defending champions of the Indian Premier League, have started their preparations for the tournament but question marks remain on Lasith Malinga's fitness.
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Mumbai Indians are the defending champions of the IPL.
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Lasith Malinga's availability for the tournament under question
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Mumbai Indians won the IPL in 2013.
Defending Indian Premier League champions Mumbai Indians commenced preparations for defending their crown in serious vein with almost their entire team present at the Wankhede Stadium. (IPL 9: Mumbai Indians As Lethal As Ever)
New Zealand's left arm pacer Mitchell McClenaghan had just joined the camp and will start practising on Thursday, according to reports.
There is no information on their key paceman Lasith Malinga regarding his availability for the tournament.
Malinga pulled out of the Lanka campaign in the ICC World T20 tournament as he was yet to recover from the knee injury he had sustained in the run-up to the mega event.
Mumbai Indians start their campaign in the tournament with a home game against new IPL franchise Rising Pune Supergiants on April 9 at the Wankhede.