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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 Pravin Amre, the former
manager of the Indian Cricket Team and is owned by India's
biggest conglomerate, Reliance Industries, through its 100%
subsidiary Ratipriya Trading.
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 occurring in very close affairs. The Indians finished
with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses. Sanath Jayasuriya played a
vital role in securing two important wins for the team.
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