Mumbai 10 Aug : Reliance Industries Limited is the owner of five-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians, on Wednesday revealed the name and image of their two franchises in the UAE’s International League T20 and Cricket South Africa T20 League. In the UAE League, ‘MI Emirates is the title of the franchise, while in South Africa, it will be MI Cape Town’.
Both teams will wear the iconic gold and blue of the Mumbai Indians franchise in the IPL as the owners and the franchise move to the world in the T20 franchise league.
According to the official announcement the names of the franchises in UAE and SA T20 Leagues were chosen in order to identify the specific regions in which the teams are located.”The teamsare “MI Emirates or in phonetically “MY Emirates” and ‘MY Cape Town’ respectively, are dedicated to the fans of both Emirates as well as Cape Town.”
“The new entities will take the legendary Mumbai Indians identity and weaves in the local influences.The worldwide expansion of #OneFamily will introduce to the leagues the spirit and values that helped raise Mumbai Indians to be one of the most beloved teams in franchise cricket,” further said the statement.
“‘It is a immense pleasure to welcome MI Emirates’ and MI Cape Town as the newest members of our #Onefamily.
Our view is that MI is more than just cricket.It is a way to imagine, be brave and encourage a positive outlook in everyday life.”
“I am confident that both MI Emirates and MI Cape Town will share the same spirit and help MI’s global cricket legacy to new heights!” declared Nita M.Ambani Director of Reliance Industries.
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