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IPL 7: More Mumbai players in Royals than Mumbai Indians

Updated on: 26 May,2014 08:35 AM IST  | 
Dhananjay Roy |

One thing that Rajasthan Royals' fans have struggled to cope with in the seventh edition of the IPL is the uncertainty surrounding the playing XI

IPL 7: More Mumbai players in Royals than Mumbai Indians

Rohit Sharma and Aditya Tare

One thing that Rajasthan Royals' fans have struggled to cope with in the seventh edition of the IPL is the uncertainty surrounding the playing XI. The think tank has probably gone about chopping and changing players according to the demands of the situation.

Rohit Sharma and Aditya Tare
Rohit Sharma and Aditya Tare 

So it was not surprising to see the visitors bring about three changes in the side that took on Mumbai Indians in an extremely crucial game at Wankhede yesterday.


However, the final RR XI had more Mumbaikars in their side than the defending champions!



While Ajinkya Rahane, Abishek Nayar, Pravin Tambe and Dhawal Kulkarni lined up to take guard for the visitors, the Mumbai side had only two of their own residents: skipper Rohit Sharma and wicketkeeper Aditya Tare.

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