• Mumbai Indians went global earlier this year with the addition of teams in South African and UAE T20 cricket leagues
MI Global today announced the captains for MI Emirates and MI Cape Town. Kieron Pollard and Rashid Khan will take over the captaincy duties for MI Emirates and MI Cape Town respectively.
Mumbai Indians went global earlier this year with the addition of teams in T20 cricket leagues from South Africa and the United Arab Emirates. The new members of Mumbai Indians' 'One Family' MI Emirates and MI Cape Town are set to debut in their inaugural season in January 2023. This has helped Mumbai Indians become one of the most successful franchises in global cricket.
Akash M. Ambani said, “We are delighted to announce our captains for our extended MI Global One family for the 2023 cricket season. Both our captains have a wonderful mix of talent, experience and passion. I am confident that Polly and Rashid will take forward the MI ethos of cricket and the MI brand. Both MI Emirates and MI Cape Town will work with our outstanding coaching teams to infuse the MI spirit and win the hearts of cricket fans in the UAE and South Africa."
MI Emirates, led by Kieron Pollard and featuring some of world cricket's best talents in Dwayne Bravo, Nicholas Pooran, Trent Boult, and Imran Tahir, will debut in the ILT20 starting January 13, 2023.
- MI Cape Town, captained by Rashid Khan, contains a solid local South African core of Jofra Archer, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone along with Kagiso Rabada, Dewald Brewis, Rassie van der Dussen. The SA20 season will begin on January 10, 2023, with MI set to play the opening game in Cape Town.
The full schedule of 33 matches to be played at six venues across the country was announced on Tuesday, with only two months left for South Africa's premier T20 league to begin.
MI Cape Town will look to woo Newlands with their star-studded line-up, which includes Proteas spearhead Kagiso Rabada, Afghanistan spin maestro Rashid Khan, England six-hitting specialist Liam Livingstone and South African teenage sensation, Dewald Brewis Huh.
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