From Hardik Pandya to Sachin Tendulkar: Captains for Mumbai Indians

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New Skipper for MI

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Harbhajan Singh

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Shaun Pollock

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Sachin Tendulkar

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Dwayne Bravo

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Ricky Ponting

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Rohit Sharma

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Kieron Pollard

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Suryakumar Yadav

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