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Mumbai Indians Owners Unveiled names Of UAE And South Africa T20 Franchises
“It gives me great pleasure to welcome ‘MI Emirates’ & ‘MI Cape Town’, the newest additions to our #Onefamily. For us, MI goes beyond cricket.” Nita Ambani released a statement yesterday at the press release yesterday
“It embodies the ability to dream, be fearless and foster a positive attitude in life.”
I am sure that both the MI Emirates and MI Cape Town will embrace the same ethos and take MI’s global cricket legacy to even greater heights!” she added
The two franchises will don the Mumbai Indians blue and gold jersey and will compete in the UAE and South Africa T20 Franchise cricket league.
The names of the two teams were given according to the region the team will represent
The Emirates Cricket Board will start the inaugural International League T20 will commence from January 6th to 12th February 2023
Out of the six playing 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. (Info from Zeenews.com)