**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. 

Mark Boucher is the head coach (as of 2023). Rohit Sharma is the captain of the team.

History
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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.

IPL Seasons
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### 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.

### 2011 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.

### 2023 Season

Mumbai Indians 2023 Retained & released players list. **A total of 13 players have been released by the team.**

Kieron Pollard (Retired), Anmolpreet Singh, Aryan Juyal, Basil Thampi, Daniel Sams, Fabian Allen, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, Murugan Ashwin, Rahul Buddhi, Riley Meredith, Sanjay Yadav, Tymal Mills.

**The list of retained players of the Mumbai Indians.**

Rohit Sharma, Tim David, Ramandeep Singh, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, Jofra Archer, Jasprit Bumrah, Arjun Tendulkar, Arshad Khan, Kumar Kartikeya, Hrithik Shokeen, Akash Madhwal.

***Kieron Pollard*** is taking up the role of batting coach of Mumbai Indians after being released by MI, ***Mark Boucher*** has been appointed as the new Mumbai Indians (MI) 2023 coach IPL. The vacancy opened up after Mahela Jayawardene was elevated to a more global role within the Mumbai Indians group which now has teams at the IPL, SA20 League and the UAE’S ILT20. 

#### Mumbai Indian’s (MI) 2023 Administration and support staff

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| **Position** | **Name** |
| Owner | Mukesh Ambani |
| Icon | Sachin Tendulkar |
| Team manager | Rahul Sanghvi |
| Global Head Of Cricket Development | Zaheer Khan |
| Global Head Of Performance | Mahela Jayawardene |
| Head coach | Mark Boucher |
| Batting coach | Kieron Pollard |
| Bowling coach | Shane Bond |
| Fielding coach | James Pamment |
| Physiotherapist | Craig Govender |
| Strength and conditioning coach | Paul Chapman |