Five-time Indian Premier League champions Mumbai Indians (MI) have expanding their foothold in different T20 leagues around the world. Reliance Industries Limited, the owners of MI, have already brought franchises in the UAE T20 League and Cricket South Africa T20 League – both of which will get underway next year.
Reliance Industries Limited, the owners of Mumbai Indians, on Wednesday (August 10) unveiled the name and brand identity of the two new franchises joining the Mumbai Indians. ‘MI Emirates’ in UAE’s International League T20 and ‘MI Cape Town’ in Cricket South Africa T20 League are the team names that will adorn the iconic blue and gold of the team.
‘MI Emirates’ and ‘MI Cape Town’ – these names were chosen as they call out the specific regions from where the teams will be based. The teams, ‘MI Emirates’ or phonetically “MY Emirates” and ‘MY Cape Town’ respectively, are dedicated to fans across both the Emirates and Cape Town.
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@MIEmirates: Falling In Sand#OneFamily #MIemirates @EmiratesCricket pic.twitter.com/YfsAsiw1IB
— MI Emirates (@MIEmirates) August 10, 2022
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Newest member in our #OneFamily of teams @MICapeTown
: Alex Chipi#MIcapetown @OfficialCSA pic.twitter.com/jfhszgh0WS
— MI Cape Town (@MICapeTown) August 10, 2022
The new entities take the iconic Mumbai Indians identity and weaves in the local influence. The global expansion of #OneFamily will bring to the leagues the ethos and the values that have helped elevate Mumbai Indians to be one of the most loved teams in franchise cricket.
“It gives me great pleasure to welcome ‘MI Emirates’ & ‘MI Cape Town’, the newest additions to our #Onefamily. For us, MI goes beyond cricket. It embodies the ability to dream, be fearless and foster a positive attitude in life. I am sure that both MI Emirates and MI Cape Town will embrace the same ethos and take MI’s global cricket legacy to even greater heights!” Nita M. Ambani, Director of Reliance Industries, said in a release on Wednesday.
Following are the owners of six franchises in CSA T20 League…
Newlands, Cape Town – Reliance Industries Limited, owners of Mumbai Indians
Kingsmead, Durban – RPSG Sports Private Limited, owners of Lucknow Super Giants
St George’s Park, Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth) — Sun TV Network Limited, owners of Sunrisers Hyderabad
Wanderers, Johannesburg – Chennai Super Kings Cricket Limited, owners of Chennai Super Kings
Boland Park, Paarl – Royals Sports Group, owners of Rajasthan Royals
SuperSport Park, Pretoria – JSW Sports, co-owners of Delhi Capitals
The Emirates Cricket Board will conduct the inaugural International League T20 from January 6 to February 12, 2023, with three IPL franchises owning outfits in the six-team league. Out of the six franchises, five are Indian companies including Reliance Industries which owns Mumbai Indians, Shah Rukh Khan’s Knight Riders Group, Delhi Capitals co-owners GMR, Adani Sportsline and Capri Global apart from Lancer Capitals, a company belonging to Manchester United owners Glazer family.
