Team Mumbai will be led by Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar in the Twenty20

Championship. Sachin also happens to be the Icon Player of the team.

Lalchand Rajput, the former Manager of the Indian Cricket Team will coach this star-
studded side. The rights for the Mumbai franchise were purchased by the Mukesh
Ambani-owned Reliance Industries Limited through its subsidiary Reliance Retail Ltd. It
was purchased for a whopping $111.9 million during the auction on January 24, 2008.
This consequently made the Mumbai the most expensive franchise in Championship. The
team logo is the Sudharshan Chakra and team colour is blue.

Through the player auction, Mumbai fruitfully bid for 7 players. This includes two of the
heroes of Indian Twenty20 World Cup side in Harbhajan Singh and Robin Uthappa.
Sanath Jayasuriya was also another high-quality catch, alongside South African veteran
Shaun Pollock. Flamboyant Sri Lankan speedster Lasith Malinga was also added to the
team. Outside of the player auction, the franchise has also signed up Ajinkya Rahane and
Abhishek Nayar (both from Mumbai), Yogesh Takawale (wicketkeeper-batsman from
Maharashtra) and Pinal Shah (wicketkeeper-batsman from Baroda). Delhi's Ashish Nehra
and Western Australia's striking wicketkeeper-batsman Luke Ronchi are two priceless
assets added to the Mumbai outfit. Saurabh Tiwary and Manish Pandey, the stars of the
ICC Under-19 World Cup winning team were the chance picks drafted in through the
second auction.

There will be high expectations from the Mumbai setup as it is also the home-team of
Sachin Tendulkar who will play the role of skipper. Being the costliest franchise, the
Mumbai team will look to prove their worth and mettle.