Franchise 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 $111.9 million during the auction on January 24, 2008. The RIL bid has made the Mumbai Indians the most expensive franchise in IPL.
Etymology
The team logo has the Sudarshan Chakra with the team's name engraved in it. The team's colour will be blue.
The mascot is still unknown.
Players
Sachin Tendulkar is the designated icon player and also captain for Mumbai Indians. During the player auction Mumbai Indians successfully bid for 7 players, including two of the heroes of Indian Twenty-20 world cup side in Harbhajan Singh and Robin Uthappa. Sanath Jayasuriya was also another prized catch, along with South African legend Shaun Pollock. The team also added the Sri Lankan speedster Lasith Malinga.[1]
Outside of the player auction, the franchise has also signed up Ajinkya Rahane and Abhishek Nayar (from Mumbai), Yogesh Takawale (WK-Batsman from Maharashtra) and Pinal Shah (WK-Batsman from Baroda).[2] Saurabh Tiwary and Manish Pandey, the stars of the U-19 world-cup winning team were the random picks drafted in during the BCCI held second auction.
Current Squad
No.  | Name | Age | Nationality | Batting Style | Bowling/Fielding | Bidding/Sign-in Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sachin Tendulkar (Captain) ♠ | 34 |  India | Right-handed | Right-arm Off-break/Leg break/Medium | US$ 1,121,250 (Icon Player) ♠ |
| 2 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 37 |  Sri Lanka | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | US$ 975,000 |
| 3 | Robin Uthappa | 22 | India | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | US$ 800,000 |
| 4 | Loots Bosman | 30 |  South Africa | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | US$ 175,000 |
| 5 | Ashwell Prince | 30 | South Africa | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | US$ 175,000 |
| 6 | Ajinkya Rahane | 19 | India | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Catchment Area Player |
| 7 | Manish Pandey | 18 | India | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | India Under-19 Team |
| 8 | Saurabh Tiwary | 18 | India | Left-handed | India Under-19 Team |
| No. | Name | Age | Nationality | Batting Style | Bowling/Fielding | Bidding/Sign-in Price|- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Ronchi | 26 |  Australia | Right-handed | Wicket keeper | Unknown[3] |
| 2 | Yogesh Takawale | 23 | India | Right-handed | Wicket keeper | Catchment Area Player |
| 3 | Pinal Shah | 20 | India | Right-handed | Wicket keeper | Under 22 Player |
| No. | Name | Age | Nationality | Batting Style | Bowling/Fielding | Bidding/Sign-in Price|- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shaun Pollock | 35 | South Africa | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | US$ 550,000 |
| 2 | Abhishek Nayar | 24 | India | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Catchment Area Player |
| No. | Name | Age | Nationality | Batting Style | Bowling/Fielding | Bidding/Sign-in Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harbhajan Singh | 27 | India | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | US$ 850,000 |
| 2 | Lasith Malinga | 24 | Sri Lanka | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | US$ 350,000 |
| 3 | Dilhara Fernando | 29 | Sri Lanka | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | US$ 150,000 |
| 4 | Ashish Nehra | 28 | India | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | Delhi - Ranji Trophy Player |
Administration and Coaching staff
Front Office:
- Owner - Reliance Industries Limited
- CEO - R Balachandran
- Adviser - Harsha Bhogle[4]
- President - Mukesh Ambani
Coaches:
- Head Coach - Lalchand Rajput
- Assistant Head Coach - TBA
- Physiotherapist - TBA
Fixtures and Results
IPL Mumbai 2008 Season
| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 April | Bangalore Royal Challengers | Mumbai | |
| 2 | 23 April | Chennai Super Kings | Chennai | |
| 3 | 25 April | Kings XI Punjab | Mohali | |
| 4 | 27 April | Deccan Chargers | Mumbai | |
| 5 | 29 April | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata | |
| 6 | 4 May | Delhi DareDevils | Mumbai | |
| 7 | 7 May | Rajasthan Royals | Mumbai | |
| 8 | 10 May | Bangalore Royal Challengers | Bangalore | |
| 9 | 14 May | Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai | |
| 10 | 16 May | Kolkata Knight Riders | Mumbai | |
| 11 | 18 May | Deccan Chargers | Hyderabad | |
| 12 | 21 May | Kings XI Punjab | Mumbai | |
| 13 | 24 May | Delhi DareDevils | Delhi | |
| 14 | 26 May | Rajasthan Royals | Jaipur |
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