Mumbai Indians (Marathi: मुंबई इंडियन्स) is a franchise cricket team representing the city of Mumbai in the Indian Premier League.
The team is one of the eight founding members of the IPL in 2008. They
are one of the main teams in the city, together with clubs like the Mumbai cricket team and football club Mumbai FC. The team is owned by India's biggest conglomerate, Reliance Industries, through its 100% subsidiary IndiaWin Sports. The team's primary home ground is the Wankhede Stadium.
Mumbai Indians are currently captained by Ricky Ponting and coached by John Wright. They won the 2011 Champions League Twenty20 after beating IPL rivals Royal Challengers Bangalore by 31 runs in the final. Their best performance at the IPL came in 2010 when they finished runners-up to the Chennai Super Kings. Sachin Tendulkar is the leading run-getter of the team while Lasith Malinga is the leading wicket-taker.
Mumbai Indians are currently captained by Ricky Ponting and coached by John Wright. They won the 2011 Champions League Twenty20 after beating IPL rivals Royal Challengers Bangalore by 31 runs in the final. Their best performance at the IPL came in 2010 when they finished runners-up to the Chennai Super Kings. Sachin Tendulkar is the leading run-getter of the team while Lasith Malinga is the leading wicket-taker.