| Mumbai Indians | |||
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| Coach: |  Lalchand Rajput | ||
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| Captain: | Sachin Tendulkar | ||
| Colours: | Blue  | ||
| Founded: | 2008 | ||
| Home Ground: | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai & Dr. D.Y. Patil Sports Academy, Nerul, Navi Mumbai | ||
| Capacity: | 45,000 & 60,000 | ||
| Owner: | Reliance Industries Limited | ||
| Adviser: | Harsha Bhogle | ||
| Official Website: | Mumbai Indians | ||
Mumbai Indians is a cricket team in the Indian Premier League. The team is led by Sachin Tendulkar, who is also the Icon Player for the team. The team is coached by Lalchand Rajput, the former manager of the Indian Cricket Team and is owned by India's biggest conglomerate, Reliance Industries, through its 100% subsidiary Ratipriya Trading.
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[edit] History
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) purchased the rights for the Mumbai franchise of Indian Premier league for a total of $111.9 million during the auction on January 24, 2008. The RIL bid has made the Mumbai Indians the most expensive franchise in IPL, and hence won the right to hold the semi-finals and the final in Mumbai. The team was unveiled on the 17th of April, 2008 in Mumbai.
[edit] 2008 IPL season
The season got off to a nightmarish start for the Indians, having lost their captain Sachin Tendulkar to a hamstring injury. With Harbhajan Singh taking over as captain, the team proceeded to lose their first 4 matches of the tournament. After Singh’s suspension for hitting Sreesanth, Shaun Pollock assumed the leadership duties until Tendulkar’s return on 14 May. It was during this time that the team turned their fortunes around, putting together a 6 game winning streak and an opportunity to make the semi-finals. They were unable to take advantage of this opportunity as they lost 3 of their next 4 games, with the 3 losses occurring in very close affairs. The Indians finished with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses. Sanath Jayasuriya played a vital role in securing two important wins for the team.
[edit] 2009 IPL season
During the IPL's first transfer window, The Indians acquired Zaheer Khan in exhange for Robin Uthappa. Jaydev Shah and Shikhar Dhawan were also added to the roster and Dwayne Smith, Dominic Thornely and Ashwell Prince were released from their contracts. Shaun Pollock decided not to return for the second season of IPL, however he kept an association with the franchise (most likely taking on a coaching or consultant role). At the player auction on February 6, 2009, the Mumbai Indians purchased J P Duminy for $950,000, Kyle Mills for $150,000 and Mohammad Ashraful for $75,000.
[edit] Logo and brand ambassador
The team logo has the Sudarshana Chakra with the team's name engraved in it. The team's colour is blue. The team's jersey is a two-tone blue with three stripes in orange.
Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan is the brand ambassador of the team[1].
[edit] Players
During the player auction, the Mumbai Indians successfully bid for 7 players, including two members of the Indian Twenty-20 World cup winning side in Harbhajan Singh and Robin Uthappa. Sanath Jayasuriya, Lasith Malinga, Dilhara Fernando and Shaun Pollock were other cricketers who were successfully bid for by the franchise.[2]
Outside of the player auction, the franchise also signed up Ajinkya Rahane and Abhishek Nayar (from Mumbai), Yogesh Takawale (WK-Batsman from Maharashtra) and Pinal Shah (WK-Batsman from Baroda).[3] Saurabh Tiwary and Manish Pandey, the members of the U-19 world-cup winning team were the random picks drafted in during the BCCI held second auction. Dominic Thornely was also signed by the Mumbai Indians for a sum of 25000 USD. Andre Nel the South African fast bowler was signed on in the place of Dwayne Bravo who left the tournament early.[4]
[edit] Transfers
In the 2008-2009 transfer window, Mumbai Indians conducted two straight swap deals, with no money exchanged. Ashish Nehra was swapped with Shikhar Dhawan of Delhi Daredevils[5] and on the last day of the transfer window, Robin Uthappa was swapped with Zaheer Khan of Royal Challengers Bangalore[6], who plays for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy. In a three-way trade, Jaydev Shah of the Rajasthan Royals - captain of the Saurashtra Ranji squad that made it to the semi-finals and son of former cricket board secretary Niranjan Shah - will move to the Mumbai Indians. Batsman Gaurav Dhiman of the Mumbai Indians will turn out for the Bangalore Royal Challengers and lanky Rajasthan Ranji Trophy team pacer Pankaj Singh, of the Rajasthan Royals, will don the colours of the Bangalore Royal Challengers in the coming IPL season.
[edit] Current squad
| Mumbai Indians Roster | ||||||
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| Batsmen
All Rounders | Wicket Keepers
| Coaches
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[edit] Stadiums
The Mumbai Indians have two home grounds, the Wankhede Stadium and the Dr. D.Y. Patil Sports Academy
[edit] Administration
- Owner - Reliance Industries limited
- Director- Shishir Hattangadi
- Media Adviser - Harsha Bhogle [8]
- Brand ambassador - Hrithik Roshan
[edit] Fixtures and results
IPL Mumbai 2008 Season
No.  | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 April | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Mumbai | Lost by 5 wickets |
| 2 | 23 April | Chennai Super Kings | Chennai | Lost by 6 runs |
| 3 | 25 April | Kings XI Punjab | Mohali | Lost by 66 runs |
| 4 | 27 April | Deccan Chargers | Navi Mumbai | Lost by 10 wickets |
| 5 | 29 April | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata | Won by 7 wickets, MoM – Sanath Jayasuriya – 3/14 (4 overs) and 18 (10) |
| 6 | 4 May | Delhi Daredevils | Navi Mumbai | Won by 29 runs, MoM – Shaun Pollock – 33 (15) and 2/16 (4 overs) |
| 7 | 7 May | Rajasthan Royals | Navi Mumbai | Won by 7 wickets, MoM – Ashish Nehra – 3/13 (3 overs) |
| 8 | 14 May | Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai | Won by 9 wickets, MoM – Sanath Jayasuriya – 114* (48) |
| 9 | 16 May | Kolkata Knight Riders | Mumbai | Won by 8 wickets, MoM – Shaun Pollock – 3/12 (4 overs) |
| 10 | 18 May | Deccan Chargers | Hyderabad | Won by 25 runs, MoM – Dwayne Bravo – 30 (17) and 3/24 (4 overs) |
| 11 | 21 May | Kings XI Punjab | Mumbai | Lost by 1 run |
| 12 | 24 May | Delhi Daredevils | Delhi | Lost by 5 wickets |
| 13 | 26 May | Rajasthan Royals | Jaipur | Lost by 5 wickets |
| 14 | 28 May | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Bangalore | Won by 9 wickets, MoM – Dilhara Fernando – 4/18 (4 overs) |
| Total | Overall Record of 7-7, failed to make playoffs |
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ "Mumbai Indians rope in Hrithik Roshan as brand ambassador". The Times of India. 2008-04-14. http://ipl.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Hrithik_Brand_ambassador_of_Mumbai_Indians/articleshow/2950974.cms.
- ^ Dhoni, Symonds fetch highest prices in the lucrative new Indian Premier League bidding - International Herald Tribune
- ^ "IPL: Rahane joins Mumbai". 2008-02-26. http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/FullcoverageStoryPage.aspx?id=259212b7-e88b-43e4-838a-663d10441e15IPL_Special&&IsCricket=true&Headline=IPL%3a+Rahane+joins+Mumbai.
- ^ Cricinfo - Nel leaves Essex early for IPL
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- ^ [2]
- ^ "Mumbai Indians Squad". http://www.mumbaiindians.com/player_list.html.
- ^ "Sachin will be fit for IPL: Lalchand Rajput". 2008-04-07. http://cricket.indiatimes.com/Sachin_will_be_fit_for_IPL_Lalchand_Rajput/articleshow/2932842.cms.
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