Mumbai Indians facts for kids

Mumbai Indians
	मुंबई इंडियन्स
Captain:	Rohit Sharma
Coach:	Ricky Ponting
City:	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Colors:
Owner:	Reliance Industries
Founded:	2008
Home ground:	Wankhede Stadium; (Capacity: 33,108)
Secondary home ground(s)	Brabourne Stadium; (Capacity: 25,000)
Indian Premier League wins:	2 (2013, 2015)
CLT20 wins	2 (2011, 2013)
Official website:	www.mumbaiindians.com

Mumbai Indians is one of the ten teams which plays in the Indian Premier League. The team was found in 2008 and is owned by Reliance Industries. Rohit Sharma is the current captain of the team while Robin Singh is the head coach. Assisting Robin in coaching are Jonty Rodhes (Fielding Coach) and Shaun Pollock (Bowling Coach).

History

Reliance Industries purchased the rights of MI (Abbreviation of Mumbai Indians) for a total of Rupees 441 Cr ($ 112.9 m) during the auction on 24 January 2008. As the name suggests, the franchise represents the city of Mumbai.

IPL Seasons

2008 Season

MI lost their Team Captain & Icon Player, Sachin Tendulkar due to a Hamstring Injury. Harbhajan Singh replaced him as the captain of the side. Due to some issues, Shaun Pollock had to takeover which bought some stability into the side for the first time in the season. The Mumbai Indians finished with a total of 7 wins and 7 losses and thus missed out on a playoff spot by a few points.

2009 Season

Due to issues in India, the second edition of IPL ha to be held in South Africa. The second season also proved to be a setback for the team as they finished with a total of 5 Wins, 8 Loses and 1 No Result (Match got cancelled due to rain); and thus not making it to the playoffs again.

2010 Season

During the auction held for the 2010 IPL Season, Mumbai Indians purchased Kieron Pollard for $750,000. This proved to be a great boost for the team. After the group stages, Mumbai Indians won 10 out of their 14 matches thus qualifying them for the playoffs. In the semifinals against Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mumbai Indians emerged victorious by 35 runs.

The Indians then faced Chennai Super Kings in the final of the 2010 Season; the match was held in Navi Mumbai. MI lost the match by 22 runs thus finishing as the runner-ups.

They completed the season with a total of 11 Wins and 5 loses and also got a spot in the Airtel Champions League T20. Captain Sachin Tendulkar scored 681 runs in the 2010 season.

2016 Season

Mumbai Indians introduce two new players to their squad, Aiden Blizzard and James Franklin. Both these players perform well for the team in their debut season. Team Captain Sachin Tendulkar put up an impressive performance by scoring 613 runs in 10 matches and at the same time, team's senior bowler, Lasith Malinga took 28 wickets out of the 15 games. Impressive performance by MI in the group stages got them a place in the playoffs. Due to the addition of 2 more teams from this edition of Indian Premier League, the playoffs were a bit different.

Mumbai Indians beat Kolkata Knight Riders in their eliminator by 4 wickets. MI went on to face Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Qualifier 2. Mumbai Indians lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore by 43 runs which ended the journey of Mumbai Indians in the 2011 Season. Defending Champions Chennai beat Bangalore in the finals thus getting the first spot. Royal Challengers Bangalore finished second while MI finished third.

Tendulkar scored an unbeaten ton against Kochi Tuskers Kerala of just 59 balls and was the only centurion from Mumbai Indians that season.

Images for kids

Lasith Malinga is the leading wicket-taker in IPL with 143 wickets since its inception.
Rohit Sharma became the captain of Mumbai Indians in 2013 and has since led them to two IPL titles.
Wankhede Stadium in April 2011 during the World Cup final.
Mumbai Indians invited children of the NGOs to watch matches for Free