[WATCH] Ben Stokes in Mumbai Indians team hotel ahead of MI vs LSG IPL 2025 match

Mumbai Indians (MI), the five-time IPL-winning franchise, has proved their ante after winning 4 games in a row. They are set to face Lucknow Super Giants today (April 27) at the Wankhede Stadium. Ahead of the match, an unexpected scene was captured: Ben Stokes has arrived in the town, and he was received by MI officials. 

According to the latest claims on social media, the England star all-rounder was at the team hotel yesterday. Mumbai Indians are currently in fifth spot on the IPL 2025 points table with 10 points in 9 games. The last 8 points came in from the previous 4 matches, which shows how the former champion is turning the table. 

The arrival of Ben Stokes has sparked speculations among cricket fans, questioning, is he set to join the Mumbai Indians? The answer is yet to be clear, as MI has left no slot for a foreign player, and their first combined XI has precisely done their job on the field. 

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Foreigners like Rayan Rickelton, Trent Boult, and Will Jacks are proving their mettle in blue and gold. Despite an undefeated 4-match winning streak, there are some spots MI management can want to improve more to increase their chance of getting a playoff spot.

Ben Stokes' IPL career remained quiet, underwhelming. The allrounder played a total of 45 Indian Premier League matches for 3 different teams, with a batting average of 24.60 and claimed 28 wickets. His best IPL score is unbeaten 107 and 3/15 the best bowling spell produced by Stokes. 

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MI IPL 2025 Squad: Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma, Trent Boult, Naman Dhir, Robin Minz, Karn Sharma, Ryan Rickelton, Deepak Chahar, Allah Ghazanfar, Will Jacks, Ashwani Kumar, Mitchell Santner, Reece Topley, Krishnan Shrijith, Raj Angad Bawa, Satyanarayana Raju, Bevon Jacobs, Arjun Tendulkar, Lizaad Williams, Vignesh Puthur.

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