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Mumbai Heroes

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Mumbai Heroes
LeagueCelebrity Cricket League
Personnel
CaptainRiteish Deshmukh
OwnerSohail Khan
Team information
CityMumbai, Maharashtra, India
Founded2011; 13 years ago (2011)
Home groundBrabourne Stadium, Mumbai
History
CCL wins1
Official websitemumbaiheroes.in

Mumbai Heroes is an Indian celebrity cricket team based in Mumbai, competing in the Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) representing Hindi cinema. The team is made up of celebrities from the Indian film industry.[1] It plays its home matches at Brabourne Stadium.

History

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The Mumbai Heroes franchise was established in 2011, and has since been a participant in the Celebrity Cricket League. It consists of actors, directors, producers, and other personalities from the Mumbai film industry,[2][3] including Riteish Deshmukh,[4] Sohail Khan, Salman Khan, Bobby Deol and Suniel Shetty.

The team won the 8th season (2019) based on group stage performance, and reached the semifinals in the years 2012, 2014, 2015, 2023.[5]

Sohail Khan is the owner of the team,[1][6] and Kriti Sanon has been its brand ambassador.[1][7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "CCL | Celebrity Cricket League | CCL Official Website". ccl.in. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  2. ^ Mumbai Heroes Team Introduction at CCL 2 Curtain Raiser | Salman Khan, Sunil Shetty, Sohail Khan, retrieved 2024-02-07
  3. ^ "CCL 2024: Mumbai Heroes Squad & Team Captain & Players List". Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  4. ^ Riteish Deshmukh Excited To Fight Against Mumbai Heroes, retrieved 2024-02-07
  5. ^ Full list of Mumbai Heroes players for Celebrity Cricket League 2024 ft. Riteish Deshmukh and Sohail Khan (sportskeeda.com)
  6. ^ "Sohail Khan's Mumbai heroes!". The Times of India. 2011-05-03. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  7. ^ Kriti Sanon worrying for her team Mumbai's performance | Mumbai Heroes vs Punjab De Sher | CCL | Kriti Sanon worrying for her team Mumbai's performance | Mumbai Heroes vs Punjab De Sher | CCL #CCL2024 #PunjabDeSher #MumbaiHeroes #KritiSanon... | By Celebrity Cricket League | Facebook, retrieved 2024-02-07