Mumbai Indians
Personnel | |
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Captain | Sachin Tendulkar |
Coach | Lalchand Rajput |
Owner | Reliance Industries Limited |
Team information | |
Founded | 2008 |
Home ground | Undecided. |
Mumbai Indians will be representative of the city of Mumbai in the Indian Premier League.
Franchise History
Reliance Industries Limited through its subsidiary Reliance Retail Ltd purchased the rights for the Mumbai franchise of Indian Premier league for a total of $111.9 million during the auction on January 24, 2008. The RIL bid has made the Mumbai Indians the most expensive franchise in IPL.
Etymology
The team logo has the Sudarshan Chakra with the team's name engraved in it. The team's colour will be blue. The choice of the name "Indians" is widely regarded as a blunder.
The mascot is still unknown.
Players
Sachin Tendulkar is the designated icon player and also captain for Mumbai Indians. During the player auction Mumbai Indians successfully bid for a 7 players, including two of the heroes of Indian twenty-20 world cup side in Harbhajan Singh and Robin Uthappa. Sanath Jayasuriya was also another prized catch, along with South African legend Shaun Pollock. The team also added the Sri Lankan speedster Lasith "Slinga" Malinga.[1]
Outside of the player auction, the franchise has also signed up Ajinkya Rahane and Abhishek Nayar (from Mumbai), Yogesh Takawale (from Maharashtra) and Pinal Shah (from Baroda).[2]
Current Squad
No | Name | Age | Nationality | Playing role | Batting Style | Bowling/Fielding | Bidding Price |
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1 | Sachin Tendulkarc | 34 | Batsman | RHB | ROB | Icon Player | |
2 | Harbhajan Singh | 27 | Bowler | RHB | ROB | US$ 850,000 | |
3 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 37 | All Rounder | LHB | LAO | US$ 975,000 | |
4 | Shaun Pollock | 35 | All Rounder | RHB | RMF | US$ 550,000 | |
5 | Robin Uthappa | 22 | Batsman | RHB | ROB | US$ 800,000 | |
6 | Lasith Malinga | 24 | Bowler | RHB | RF | US$ 350,000 | |
7 | Dilhara Fernando | 29 | Bowler | RHB | RFM | US$ 150,000 | |
8 | Loots Bosman | 30 | Batsman | RHB | RM | US$ 175,000 | |
9 | Ajinkya Rahanec,u | 19 | All Rounder | RHB | RM | Unknown | |
10 | Abhishek Nayarc | 24 | Bowler | LHB | RMF | Unknown | |
11 | Yogesh Takawalec | 23 | Batsman/WK | RHB | WK | Unknown | |
12 | Pinal Shahc,u | 20 | Batsman/WK | RHB | WK | Unknown | |
13 | Ashwell Prince | 30 | Batsman | LHB | LAO | US$ 175,000 | |
14 | Manish Pandeyu | 18 | Batsman | RHB | RAO | Unknown | |
15 | Saurabh Tiwaryu | 18 | Batsman | LHB | Unknown | Unknown | |
16 | Ashish Nehra | 28 | Bowler | RHB | LFM | Unknown |
c: Player from catchment area u: Under-22 player
Administration and Coaching staff
Front Office:
- Owner - Reliance Industries Limited
- CEO - R Balachandran
- President - Mukesh Ambani
Coaches:
- Head Coach - TBA
- Assistant Head Coach - TBA
- Physiotherapist - TBA
Fixtures and Results
IPL Mumbai 2008 Season
No | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
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1 | 20 April | Bangalore Royal Challengers | Mumbai | |
2 | 23 April | Chennai Super Kings | Chennai | |
3 | 25 April | Mohali | Mohali | |
4 | 27 April | Hyderabad | Mumbai | |
5 | 29 April | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata | |
6 | 4 May | Delhi DareDevils | Mumbai | |
7 | 7 May | Rajasthan Royals | Mumbai | |
8 | 10 May | Bangalore Royal Challengers | Bangalore | |
9 | 14 May | Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai | |
10 | 16 May | Kolkata Knight Riders | Mumbai | |
11 | 18 May | Hyderabad | Hyderabad | |
12 | 21 May | Mohali | Mumbai | |
13 | 24 May | Delhi DareDevils | Delhi | |
14 | 26 May | Rajasthan Royals | Jaipur |