Mumbai Indians – the founding member franchise of Indian Premier League since 2008, today celebrated a decade long completion of its cricketing excellence.
Nita and Mukesh Ambani felicitated Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh and Lasith Malinga on MI 10 event. Trio have been with MI since inception.
Pegged as ‘MI10’ – Igniting Passion For 10 Years, the Mumbai Indians’ 10 year celebration saw a sea of past and present Mumbai Indians cricketers, support staff and management invited by the franchise owners’ Nita & Mukesh Ambani at their residence to mark the occasion.
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Over the last ten years, Mumbai Indians have emerged as the best sports club brand not just in Asia but globally. These ten years have seen Mumbai Indians win 2 IPL and an equal Champions League T20 trophies.
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Unearthing Young Talents
Many young talents like Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Axer Patel, Ambati Rayudu – who once were anonymous, have been unearthed by Mumbai Indians, providing them a platform to horn their skills with the mix of world’s best cricketing support staff. Today these youngsters have gone to represent India and have contributed their part in brining glory to the nation.
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The Spine, Sprit & Soul of MI
Mrs Nita & Mukesh Ambani, on the occasion, felicitated former cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh and Lasith Malinga for their invaluable contribution to the team over the decade. Mumbai Indians is the only franchise amongst the IPL founding members, which has three members being part of the club since its inception, with Harbhajan Singh and Lasith Malinga forming the core of the team while Sachin Tendulkar continuing as the ‘Icon’, post his retirement from cricket.
No doubt the trio are known as the ‘Spine’, ‘Sprit’ and the ‘Soul’ of team Mumbai Indians.
MI for Social Cause
Mumbai Indians not just won hearts of hoards of its fan with no-field performances, but off-field too. Since 2010, Mumbai Indians started a social cause ‘Education For All’ to support underprivileged children for rightful and equal education. Mumbai Indians have supported and impacted life of approx. 1 lakh underprivileged children through partner NGOs providing educational support.
As a commemorative to the 10 glorious years, Mumbai Indians also released a memorabilia book encapsulating the decade long journey with interesting anecdotes, interviews and comments from all past and present cricketers of MI.
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