India, March 31 -- The new Indian Premier League season has kicked off, with plenty of fresh faces across franchises. A refreshed dressing room lifts the mood and also sees familiar faces return, rekindling old connections. For Shardul Thakur, this is more of a homecoming rather than a fresh start. The Mumbai Indians' pacer is well versed with the franchise, as it goes back to his days as a net bowler between 2010 and 2012. While this marks Thakur's long- awaited first stint with MI, he has already shared the dressing room with the likes of Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah in the Indian team. Meanwhile, the camaraderie between Rohit and Thakur is well known off the field, with the former India captain often teasing the pacer. That rapport ...