Mumbai Indians
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| Coach: |  Lalchand Rajput |
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| Captain: | Sachin Tendulkar |
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| Colors: | Blue  |
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| 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 |
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| 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 occuring in very close affairs. The Indians finished with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses.
[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 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.
Andre Nel the South African fast bowler has been signed on in the place of Dwayne Bravo.[1]
[edit] Stadiums
The Mumbai Indians have two home grounds, the Wankhede Stadium and the recently built DY Patil Stadium.
[edit] Current squad
| No. | Name | Age | Nationality | Batting Style | Bowling/Fielding | Bidding/Sign-in Price |
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| 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 | Under 22 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 | |
| Gaurav Dhiman | 21 | India |
Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Under 22 Player |
| No. | Name | Age | Nationality | Batting Style | Bowling/Fielding | Bidding/Sign-in Price |
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| 3 | Harbhajan Singh | 27 | India |
Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | US$ 850,000 |
| 99 | Lasith Malinga | 24 |  Sri Lanka |
Right-handed | Right-arm fast | US$ 350,000 |
| 26 | 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 Trophy Player |
| 30 | Dhawal Kulkarni | 19 | India |
Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Under 22 Player |
| Andre Nel | 30 | South Africa |
Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Replacement for Dwayne Bravo | |
| 24 | Rohan Raje | 21 | India |
Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | Under 22 Player |
| Siddharth Chitnis | 21 | India |
Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | Under 22 Player | |
| Vikrant Yeligati | 23 | India |
Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | Mumbai - Ranji Trophy Player |
[edit] Administration and coaching staff
Front Office:
- Owner - Reliance Industries limited
- 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
[edit] Fixtures and results
IPL Mumbai 2008 Season
| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
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| 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) |
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ "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
- ^ Cricinfo - Dwayne Smith added to Mumbai squad
- ^ "Sachin will be fit for IPL: Lalchand Rajput", 2008-04-07.
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