Mumbai Indians ~ IPL Cricket Team
Team Mumbai exemplifies the essence of its home city. The land of a myriad dreams is a melting pot and Mumbai Indians does its best to showcase the same. This franchise is the most expensive in the league and has a fantastic side.
No of players bought: 12 (4 Indian, 8 overseas)
Money spent: $8.52m
Rohit Sharma ($2m)
Clint McKay ($110,000)
Andrew Symonds ($875,000)
When they walked into the auction, their squad already boasted the biggest name in the game, the most exciting player in the format, and the deadliest bowler in Twenty20s. They added another marquee IPL name in Rohit Sharma, besides picking up some cut-price internationals like Clint McKay, whose slower balls mystify most batsmen, and South African Davy Jacobs, a lethal hitter who can double up as a wicketkeeper. The pedigree of their squad is unimpeachable, but Tendulkar has long stressed the importance of team spirit for success - how the squad containing Andrew Symonds and Harbhajan Singh gels will be fascinating to see.
Squad
Batsmen: Sachin Tendulkar (retained), Rohit Sharma ($2m), Aiden Blizzard ($20,000)
Bowlers: Harbhajan Singh (retained), Lasith Malinga (retained), Munaf Patel ($700,000), Clint McKay ($110,000)
Allrounders: Kieron Pollard (retained), Andrew Symonds ($850,000), James Franklin ($100,000), Moises Henriques ($50,000)
Wicketkeeper: Davy Jacobs ($190,000)
Team Coach Robin Singh Team Captain Sachin Tendulkar, Team colours Blue and White
Home ground:
* Wankhede Stadium (Capacity: 45000)
* DY Patil Stadium (Capacity: 60000)
* Brabourne Stadium (Capacity: 20000)
This team is owned by Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Limited this forward thinking company is bound to make sure that the Mumbai Indians produce games to thrill and exite their fan base. Reliance Industries Limited purchased the rights for the Mumbai franchise of Indian Premier league for a total of Rs. 441 Cr ($ 112.9 m) during the auction on 24 January 2008. In what has been described by some as "the ultimate heights of laziness in name selection" and "like they chose the name by throwing darts on a wall" the franchise was eventually named the Mumbai Indians. While this is arguably a "tour de force" in ineptitude, the name does acknowledge that people from Mumbai are largely Indian, which in the club's defence, is somewhat true. 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. source Wikipedia
Last years stats: Played 14 - Won 11, Lost 3, lost in Final to Chennai
2011 Stats Played 14 Won 9 Lost 5 Lost in 2nd Elimination Final to Bangalore RC
DATE |
HOME TEAM |
AWAY TEAM |
RESULT |
Apr 10 2011 |
Delhi Daredevils |
Mumbai Indians |
MI Won |
Apr 12 2011 |
Bangalore RC |
Mumbai Indians |
MI Won |
Apr 15 2011 |
Mumbai Indians |
Kochi Tuskers |
KT Won |
Apr 20 2011 |
Mumbai Indians |
Pune Warriors India |
MI Won |
Apr 22 2011 |
Mumbai Indians |
Chennai Super Kings |
MI Won |
Apr 24 2011 |
Deccan Chargers |
Mumbai Indians |
MI Won |
Apr 29 2011 |
Rajasthan Royals |
Mumbai Indians |
RR Won |
May 02 2011 |
Mumbai Indians |
Kings XI Punjab |
MI Won |
May 04 2011 |
Pune Warriors India |
Mumbai Indians |
MI Won |
May 07 2011 |
Mumbai Indians |
Delhi Daredevils |
MI Won |
May 10 2011 |
Kings XI Punjab |
Mumbai Indians |
KP Won |
May 14 2011 |
Mumbai Indians |
Deccan Chargers |
DC Won |
May 20 2011 |
Mumbai Indians |
Rajasthan Royals |
RR Won |
May 22 2011 |
Mumbai Indians |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
MI Won |
IPL Cricket News
The IPL Governing Council have taken a number of decisions with regard to the upcoming 2012 season.
LEAGUE FORMAT
The 2012 season will revert to the home and away format, with each of the nine franchises playing 16 matches. There will be four Play-off matches - a total of 76 matches.
The season will commence in Chennai on Wednesday, 4 April 2012.
The Play-off matches will be held in Bangalore and Chennai, with the final to be played in Chennai on Sunday, 27 May 2012.
PLAYERS The 2012 Player Auction will be held in India in late January / early February.
Each franchise will have an Auction Purse of $2m to spend on players in the 2012 auction.
For the 2012 & 2013 seasons, the maximum squad size will be increased to 33, and the cap on the number of overseas players in the squad increased to 11.
The regulation that only 4 overseas players may be in the playing XI is unchanged.
The trading window will open on 15 December 2011 and run through to 20 January 2012.
There will be a short second trading window after the Player Auction.
The trading regulations will be as per previous seasons. There will be no financial cap on trading. Franchises can only add to their squad, by way of trading, a maximum of 4 players who were bought in the 2011 Auction, and they must stay within the squad composition regulations at all times.
Latest News: Kohchi Tuskers have pulled out of the league and Pune have lost their major sponsor, Watch this space.
Mumbai Indians Videos
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