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MI undergoes light training seesion ahead of Sunrisers match

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Press Trust of India Mumbai
Mumbai Indians underwent a light training session at the Wankhede Stadium here, ahead of their Pepsi Indian Premier League match against Sunrisers Hyderabad tomorrow.

Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma, Ricky Ponting, Glenn Maxwell, Dwayne Smith, Kieron Pollard, Pragyan Ojha, Munaf Patel, Jacob Oram, Dhawal Kulkarni and James Franklin were among the players who were present for the optional training session.

The MI players had a two-and-half hour training session overseen by chief coach John Wright, mentor Anil Kumble, assistant coach Robin Singh and fielding coach Jonty Rhodes.

The team celebrated West Indian Pollard's birthday by cutting a cake before the start of the session.
 

Pollard, who missed the game against Pune due to fever, seemed to be fit and spent some time in the middle while Tendulkar who arrived late, batted nearly for 30 minutes.

MI has an impeccable home record this year with six wins at the Wankhede Stadium from as many matches and a win against Hyderabad would seal their place in the knock-out stage of the competition.

The Rohit-Sharma led side is placed second on the league table, having won nine games from 13 matches with 18 points, while the Hyderabad franchise has 16 points from 13 games with eight wins.

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First Published: May 12 2013 | 8:45 PM IST

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