Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians is a franchise cricket team of the Indian Premier League. In 2008, the franchise was successfully bid by IndiaWin Sports Pvt. Ltd.; a group company of Reliance Industries Ltd. Reliance is India’s largest private sector company and has consistently climbed the Fortune Global 500 list (www.ril.com). Founded by the charismatic Mr Dhirubhai Ambani, Reliance Industries Ltd. is now spearheaded by Chairman and Managing Director Mr Mukesh Ambani.
Mumbai Indians is currently captained by Rohit Sharma. The 26 year old India International led the team to glory with the coveted IPL 2014 silverware and followed it up with the Champions League T20 victory same year. The team, defying all odds and missing the services of seven of its key regular players due to spate of injuries, won its first title – Champions League T20 in year 2011. Mumbai Indians has a youthful balance of experienced cricketers as well as talented youngsters from India and International. Mentored by former legendary Indian leg spinner Anil Kumble, the team is coached by experienced John Wright from New Zealand, while former India international Robin Singh and the prolific South African fielder Jonathan (Jonty) Rhodes forms an integral part of the support staff setup.
The team is closely followed by millions of fans across the globe. Mumbai Indians popularity was an instant hit among the fans in the inaugural season of IPL itself, as it emerged the ‘most watched team’ on television. In the last four years, Mumbai Indians have achieved the rare distinction of becoming the Number Uno Sports Brand in India with a fan base of over 5 million on Facebook alone, and was ranked No.7 among India’s top brands in Social Media space.
One of the main reasons for such a strong fan-base can be well ascribed to the strong team values - both on and off the field. The franchise promotes togetherness, team spirit and cohesiveness within diversity much akin to the values that are seen and felt in the enigmatic city of Mumbai.
Mumbai Indians for School Sports
Mumbai Indians, in year 2012, partnered Mumbai School Sports Association (MSSA) to develop and support sports tournaments amongst schools across 20 disciplines. The club strongly believes that sports, as part of education, helps develop behavioral skills and shape the character of young people to succeed in life. In its second year, Mumbai Indians has reached out to over 600 schools across in the city promoting active participation in MSSA events.
In season 2010, Mumbai Indians was the first franchise in IPL to take up a novel cause of ‘Education For All’ initiative. Guided by Nita M. Ambani, an educationalist, a philanthropist and Chairperson, Reliance Foundation, Mumbai Indians vouched for an equal & meaningful education for every child in India and supports several NGOs who work with underprivileged children, promote girl child education and impart life skills to differently abled.
The momentum has only grown over the last three years as the initiative has meaningfully impacted over 25000 underprivileged children. Year 2013, Mumbai Indians dedicated one of its home match for the cause, inviting over 11,000 children to the Wankhede Stadium to watch their cricketing idols in action.
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Team history
2008-2009: Struggle in the initial season
Main articles: Mumbai Indians in 2008 and 2009
The Indian Premier League named four players as icon players for their respective city franchises which made the players unavailable to play for any team other than their city team. Sachin Tendulkar was named Mumbai's icon player. The icon player was also entitled to earn 15% more than the next-best paid player in their team. At first player auctionsfor the inaugural IPL season conducted in February 2008, the Mumbai franchise bought several star international cricketers such as Sanath Jayasuriya, Harbhajan Singh, Shaun Pollock, Lasith Malinga and Robin Uthappa.[6] The franchise named Sachin Tendulkar as the captain of the team and appointed former India cricketer Lalchand Rajput as the head coach. However, Tendulkar was injured before the start of the 2008 season due to which Harbhajan Singh took over as the captain in the initial stage of the season. The team got off to a bad start in the season losing their first four games by some comprehensive margins. Their first match was a five-wicket defeat to the Royal Challengers Bangalore on 20 April 2008 at the Wankhede. Their stand-in captain, Harbhajan, was suspended from the tournament for reportedly slapping Sreesanth during Mumbai's league match against Kings XI Punjab. After Harbhajan's suspension, Shaun Pollock assumed the leadership duties until Tendulkar's return on May 24. Under Pollock's captaincy, Mumbai winning six out of their next six games which left them needing to win two more out of the remaining four matches to qualify for the semifinals. Mumbai suffered three last-over defeats, including two off the last ball, before winning their last league match. They finished fifth in the points table with 7 wins and 7 losses, missing out on a semifinal spot by just one point.[7]
The 2009 season was played in South Africa as it coincided with multi-phase 2009 Indian general elections due to which the Government of India refused to commit the Indian paramilitary forces to provide security for the IPL. Before the start of the season, Mumbai Indians traded Robin Uthappa for Zaheer Khan with Royal Challengers Bangalore, andAshish Nehra for Shikhar Dhawan with the Delhi Daredevils. Shaun Pollock retired after the first season and became the head coach of the team. Lasith Malinga, who missed the previous season due to an injury, returned to the team. At the player auction, Mumbai bought South African batsman JP Duminy to strengthen their batting department. After winning their opening match against the Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai struggled to put up consistent performances during the season. They relied heavily on Duminy and Tendulkar's batting, and Malinga's bowling along with minimal contributions from other players. With only five wins from 14 matches, Mumbai finished on seventh place in the league table
Team identity
The Mumbai Indians were the most watched team on television in the first season of the IPL, totaling to 239 million viewers.[8] After posting a revenue of 
69 crore and expenditure of 85 crore, the first season left the owners with net loss of INR 16 crore and were expected to break even in the 2009 season.
The Mumbai Franchise named the Team as Mumbai Indians as per the wish of Sachin, their Iconic Player and Owners Ambanis which are the Biggest Business House of India to represent their team as team for the People of India as Sachin is their God of Cricket and this team belongs to every Indian.
69 crore and expenditure of 85 crore, the first season left the owners with net loss of INR 16 crore and were expected to break even in the 2009 season.The Mumbai Franchise named the Team as Mumbai Indians as per the wish of Sachin, their Iconic Player and Owners Ambanis which are the Biggest Business House of India to represent their team as team for the People of India as Sachin is their God of Cricket and this team belongs to every Indian.
The motto of the team is "Duniya Hila Denge Hum", which translates to We will rock the world.[10] The first anthem of Mumbai Indian was based on this motto, wherein the Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan was roped in for a promotional video campaign.[11]
The team logo has the Sudarshana Chakra with the team's name engraved in it.
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Jersey colors
The team's primary color is blue with golden stripes on either sides of the jersey. The team colours was almost the same in 2008 and 2009, with Idea as the principal sponsor, except for the colour shade and additional sponsors. In 2010, a new kit with golden stripes was unveiled. In 2011, kit used in 2010 is being used with Hero Honda as the main sponsor. The 2011 jersey also has three gold stripes going towards the back on the side of the jersey for the new players in the team. The kit manufacturer is Adidas.
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Theme song
The current theme song of the Mumbai Indians is the famous Ala Re. However, after every boundary or a wicket by the team, a music titled "Akkha Mumbai Khelega" is always played by the stadium disc jockey.
Honours
| Year | Indian Premier League | Champions League Twenty20 |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Group stage | DNQ |
| 2009 | Group stage | DNQ |
| 2010 | Runners-up | Group stage |
| 2011 | Playoffs | Champions |
| 2012 | Playoffs | Group stage |
| 2013 | Champions | Champions |
- Q = Qualified; DNQ = Did Not Qualify
Complete Players List
- In alphabetical order
Players' salaries
| Nat | Player | Signed year | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Rohit Sharma | 2014 | 125 million (US$2.1 million) |
| Harbhajan Singh | 2014 | 95 million (US$1.6 million) |
 | Kieron Pollard | 2014 | 75 million (US$1.3 million) |
 | Lasith Malinga | 2014 | 55 million (US$920,000) |
| Ambati Rayudu | 2014 | 40 million (US$670,000) |
 | Michael Hussey | 2014 | 50 million (US$840,000) |
| Zaheer Khan | 2014 | 26 million (US$430,000) |
| Pragyan Ojha | 2014 | 32.5 million (US$540,000) |
 | Corey Anderson | 2014 | 45 million (US$750,000) |
| Josh Hazlewood | 2014 | 5 million (US$84,000) |
| CM Gautam | 2014 | 2 million (US$33,000) |
| Aditya Tare | 2014 | 16 million (US$270,000) |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 2014 | 12 million (US$200,000) |
| Shreyas Gopal | 2014 | 1 million (US$17,000) |
| Jalaj Saxena | 2014 | 9 million (US$150,000) |
| Apoorv Wankhede | 2014 | 1 million (US$17,000) |
 | Marchant de Lange | 2014 | 3 million (US$50,000) |
 | Krishmar Santokie | 2014 | 3 million (US$50,000) |
| Ben Dunk | 2014 | 2 million (US$33,000) |
| Pawan Suyal | 2014 | 1 million (US$17,000) |
| Sushant Marathe | 2014 | 1 million (US$17,000) |
Home ground
The Mumbai Indians play their home games at the Wankhede Stadium.[20] However, in 2010, they played all seven home games at the Brabourne Stadium while the Wankhede Stadium underwent renovation for hosting a few group stage as well as the final match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. Mumbai Indians won six out of the seven matches at the Brabourne Stadium that season
Fixtures and results
Overall results in the IPL
| Year | Total | Wins | Losses | No result | % Win | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 50.00% | 5 |
| 2009 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 35.71% | 7 |
| 2010 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 68.75% | 2 |
| 2011 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 62.50% | 3 |
| 2012 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 58.82% | 3 |
| 2013 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 68.42% | 1 |
| Total | 96 | 56 | 39 | 1 | 58.33% |
Sponsors and partners
American multinational corporation – Mastercard is the official founding sponsor of the Mumbai Indians,[21] while Adidas is their official apparel sponsor.[22] Associate sponsors and official partners include Bridgestone, Dheeraj and East Coast LLC, Kingfisher, Wrigley's Orbit, Wrigley's Boomer, Royal Stag, Air India, Msn and Red FM 93.5.[23] Now Hero Motocorp is also one of the main sponsors of Mumbai Indians from 2011 season onwards....
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