Mumbai Indians
| File:Mumbai Indians Logo IPL.gif | |
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Sachin Tendulkar |
| Coach | Lalchand Rajput |
| Owner | Reliance Industries Limited |
| Adviser | Harsha Bhogle |
| Team information | |
| Colors | Blue |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Home ground | Wankhede Stadium & DY Patil Stadium, Nerul |
| Capacity | 45,000 & 60,000 |
| Official website | Mumbai Indians |
Mumbai Indians is the team that represents the city of Mumbai 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. It was announced by the franchise that all the sports and promotional activities of the team will come under the newly formed umbrella company IndiaWin Sports, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited.[1]
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 $111.9 million during the auction on January 24, 2008. The RIL bid has made the Mumbai Indians the most expensive franchise in IPL. The team was unveiled on the 17th of April,2008 in Mumbai.
Logo and Brand Ambassador
The team logo has the Sudarshana Chakra with the team's name engraved in it. The team's colour is blue. The team's jersey is a two-tone blue with three stripes in orange.
Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan is the brand ambassador of the team[1].
Players
During the player auction, the Mumbai Indians successfully bid for 7 players, including two members of the Indian Twenty-20 World cup winning side in Harbhajan Singh and Robin Uthappa. Sanath Jayasuriya, Lasith Malinga and Shaun Pollock were other cricketers who were successfully bid for by the franchise.[2]
Outside of the player auction, the franchise has also signed up Ajinkya Rahane and Abhishek Nayar (from Mumbai), Yogesh Takawale (WK-Batsman from Maharashtra) and Pinal Shah (WK-Batsman from Baroda).[3] Saurabh Tiwary and Manish Pandey, the members of the U-19 world-cup winning team were the random picks drafted in during the BCCI held second auction. Dominic Thornely was also signed by the Mumbai Indians for a sum of 25000 USD.
Current Squad
| No. | Name | Age | Nationality | Batting Style | Bowling/Fielding | Bidding/Sign-in Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Sachin Tendulkar (Captain) ♠ | 34 |  India |
Right-handed | Right-arm Off-break/Leg break/Medium | US$ 1,121,250 (Icon Player) ♠ |
| 1 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 37 |  Sri Lanka |
Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | US$ 975,000 |
| 77 | Robin Uthappa | 22 | India |
Right-handed | Right-arm medium | US$ 800,000 |
| Loots Bosman | 30 |  South Africa |
Right-handed | Right-arm medium | US$ 175,000 | |
| Ashwell Prince | 30 | South Africa |
Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | US$ 175,000 | |
| 27 | Ajinkya Rahane | 19 | India |
Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Mumbai Ranji Trophy player |
| Manish Pandey | 18 | India |
Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | India Under-19 Team | |
| 15 | Saurabh Tiwary | 18 | India |
Left-handed | India Under-19 Team |
| No. | Name | Age | Nationality | Batting Style | Bowling/Fielding | Bidding/Sign-in Price|- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Luke Ronchi | 26 |  Australia |
Right-handed | Wicket keeper | Unknown[4] |
| Yogesh Takawale | 23 | India |
Right-handed | Wicket keeper | Catchment Area Player | |
| 16 | Pinal Shah | 20 | India |
Right-handed | Wicket keeper | Under 22 Player |
| No. | Name | Age | Nationality | Batting Style | Bowling/Fielding | Bidding/Sign-in Price|- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Shaun Pollock | 35 | South Africa |
Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | US$ 550,000 |
| 25 | Abhishek Nayar | 24 | India |
Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Catchment Area Player |
| Dwayne Bravo | 24 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Unknown[5] | |
| 17 | Dominic Thornely | 29 | Australia |
Right-handed | Right-arm medium | US$ 25,000 |
| No. | Name | Age | Nationality | Batting Style | Bowling/Fielding | Bidding/Sign-in Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Harbhajan Singh | 27 | India |
Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | US$ 850,000 |
| Lasith Malinga | 24 | Sri Lanka |
Right-handed | Right-arm fast | US$ 350,000 | |
| Dilhara Fernando | 29 | Sri Lanka |
Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | US$ 150,000 | |
| 64 | Ashish Nehra | 28 | India |
Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | Delhi - Ranji Player |
Administration and Coaching staff
Front Office:
- Owner - Indiawin Sports Pvt. Ltd.[6]
- Director- R Balachandran
- Media Adviser - Harsha Bhogle[7]
- Brand ambassador - Hrithik Roshan
Support Staff:
- Coach - Lalchand Rajput
- Fielding Coach - Sameer Dighe
- Bowling Coach - Subroto Banerjee
- Physiotherapist - Dr. Nitin Patel
Fixtures and Results
IPL Mumbai 2008 Season
| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 April | Bangalore Royal Challengers | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | Lost by five wickets |
| 2 | 23 April | Chennai Super Kings | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Lost by [insert when match finishes] |
| 3 | 25 April | Kings XI Punjab | Mohali Cricket Stadium, Mohali | |
| 4 | 27 April | Deccan Chargers | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai | |
| 5 | 29 April | Kolkata Knight Riders | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | |
| 6 | 4 May | Delhi DareDevils | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai | |
| 7 | 7 May | Rajasthan Royals | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai | |
| 8 | 14 May | Chennai Super Kings | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai | |
| 9 | 16 May | Kolkata Knight Riders | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai | |
| 10 | 18 May | Deccan Chargers | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad | |
| 11 | 21 May | Kings XI Punjab | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | |
| 12 | 24 May | Delhi DareDevils | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | |
| 13 | 26 May | Rajasthan Royals | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | |
| 14 | 28 May | Bangalore Royal Challengers | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
External links
References
- ^ a b "Mumbai Indians rope in Hrithik Roshan as brand ambassador". The Times of India. 2008-04-14.
- ^ Dhoni, Symonds fetch highest prices in the lucrative new Indian Premier League bidding - International Herald Tribune
- ^ "IPL: Rahane joins Mumbai". 2008-02-26.
- ^ Cricinfo - Mumbai pick up exciting Ronchi for three years
- ^ iplt20.com - WI's Bravo joins DLF Indian Premier League
- ^ "Mumbai Indians rope in Hrithik Roshan as brand ambassador". 2008-04-14.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|ublisher=ignored (help) - ^ "Sachin will be fit for IPL: Lalchand Rajput". 2008-04-07.
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