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Mumbai Indians Announces Skippers For Its Global Teams

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OB Bureau

New Delhi: MI Global on Friday announced the captains for MI Emirates and MI Cape Town stating that West Indies cricketer Kieron Pollard and Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan will take over the captain’s duties, respectively.

Mumbai Indians went global with the addition of teams in the T20 cricketing leagues of South Africa and UAE earlier this year.

The new members of Mumbai Indians ‘One Family’, MI Emirates, and MI Cape Town are set to debut in their inaugural seasons in January 2023, an official statement said on Friday.

Both teams feature some of the best players from across global cricket and will look to replicate the Mumbai Indians’ ethos and focus that has helped it be one of the most successful franchises in global cricket.

“We’re extremely pleased to announce our captains for our extended MI Global one family for the cricketing season 2023. We have an amazing mix of talent, experience, and passion in both our captains. I’m convinced that Polly and Rashid will take forward the MI ethos and MI brand of cricket,” said Akash Ambani in an official statement.

  • MI Emirates, led by Kieron Pollard and features the best of world cricket talent in Dwayne Bravo, Nicholas Pooran, Trent Boult, and Imran Tahir, amongst others, will debut in the ILT20, set to begin on January 13, 2023
  • MI Cape Town, captained by Rashid Khan, comprises of a solid local South African core of Kagiso Rabada, Dewald Brevis, Rassie van der Dussen, along with Jofra Archer, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone. The SA20 season will begin on January 10th, 2023, with MI Cape Town set to play the opening game

The full match schedule of 33 matches to be played at six venues across the country was announced on Tuesday, with only two months to go until the start of South Africa’s premier T20 league.

(With input from ANI)

OB Bureau

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