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Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians are the two best teams in the history of the Indian Premier League. In the 14 seasons, these two sides have accounted for as many as nine IPL titles -- MI five times and CSK four - and have played four finals between them. However, this season in the ongoing 15th edition - the two teams are struggling to be competitive, plumbing the bottom.

The story for Mumbai Indians are always off to another disastrous start in the IPL 2022 season as they not only lost Ishan Kishan early, but also lost their skipper Rohit Sharma. The Hitman has had a horrific season so far, as he has only managed to score 114 runs in six matches at an abysmal average of just 19 for an opener. The current Team India skipper is not the only one who has had a poor IPL 2022 campaign, as former captain Virat Kohli has not fared much better either. Similarly to Rohit, Kohli too was dismissed for a duck in Royal Challengers Bangalore's previous game against the Lucknow Super Giants.

After winning 3 of their first four games in the IPL 2022 season, Shreyas Iyer, Brendon McCullum and the players are piling on poor performances one after another. From a potential top-4 spot, they have now slipped to 6th in the rankings with 6 wins and 7 defeats in 13 games. They were in a much horrible positions with just 3 wins of 9 games not so long ago. The main reason for their poor season is the selection – which Brendon McCallum should be blamed for as a coach. Stability for a team is the most critical part of any sport – Cutting and chopping will not make the players feel confident an start playing poorly.