Adam Milne
Adam Milne. Credits: MI Twitter.

The New Zealand speedster Adam Milne is determined to give his best for the reigning champions Mumbai Indians. The Kiwi fast bowler had replaced Australian pacer, Pat Cummins, earlier in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians is currently placed at the fourth place with six wins in the 13 matches.

Furthermore, Indians have a good Net Run Rate of +0.348. The defending champions will lock horns against Delhi Daredevils (DD) in their last league match. Mumbai will have to win it to keep themselves alive in the contest.

Adam Milne
Photo by Shaun Roy / IPL/ SPORTZPICS

Milne is yet to play in MI colours:

Milne wants to give his best performance if he is given an opportunity in the last league match. He said that it is a pleasure to be in the Mumbai set up as it is the most successful franchise.

“When you come into any team, your goal is to help that team win games. Mumbai Indians have got a great set-up. That’s shown in how well they have done over all the IPL seasons. They are the only team to win three IPLs. So, it shows the calibre of cricketers there. They play here for pride in this competition. So I think the number one goal is trying to do anything I can to help this team win game,” Milne told Mumbai Indians website.

Shane Bond
Shane Bond. Photo by: Faheem Hussain /SPORTZPICS for BCCI

Milne further lauded Mumbai’s bowling coach Shane Bond. The Kiwi speedster gave credit to Bond for instilling the right confidence in his early days of cricket.

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The exciting Milne has the ability to clock above 140 kph on the consistent basis.

“Shane’s had a lot of influence on my bowling. When I started playing domestic cricket, for my first-ever Twenty 20 he was bowling coach of my team back home. So he’s had a lot of influence on me, on how I bowl and my growth and development as a bowler. He has a great cricket mind, coming with plans and always trying to develop that side of your game,” Milne added.

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Mumbai Indians players celebrate their wicket. Photo by: Vipin Pawar /SPORTZPICS for BCCI

Adam hasn’t played a solitary match thus far for Mumbai. Thus, it would be interesting to note if he receives an opportunity in the crucial match against Delhi.

Adam Milne had played for the Royal Challengers in the previous editions. Hence, he has the exposure of playing in the IPL.

If given the chance, the Kiwi fast bowler would like to prove his mettle in the imperative match. Mumbai will take on Daredevils on Sunday (May 20) at latter’s home ground of Feroz Shah Kotla.

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