Mumbai Indians retain four players, including Sachin, Harbhajan
Mumbai Indians have retained Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh, West Indian Kieron Pollard and Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga for the next two seasons of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

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Watch the Mumbai Indians play a practice match as preparation for IPL 2010.

Tendulkar’s bat to be auctioned in Mumbai
Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar’s bat along with Memorabilia belonging to other top sportspersons from India and overseas will go under the auctioneer’s hammer on October 29 in Mumbai.According to a media report, Memorabilia belonging to 25 top sportspersons from India

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Mumbai bats first vs. IPL rivals Bangalore
Mumbai Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar opted to bat first in Sunday’s crucial Champions League Twenty20 Group B game against IPL rivals Royal Challengers Bangalore at Kingsmead in Durban. Mumbai made one change for the game, which it has to win to stay in the competition, with Abu Nechim in for fellow seam bowler Ali Murtaza.

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Mumbai bats first versus Redbacks in Champs League
Mumbai Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar has won the toss and chosen to bat first in the Group B game against South Australia Redbacks in the Champions League Twenty20 tournament. Mumbai made two changes for Tuesday’s match at Kingsmead from the team’s surprise loss in the tournament opener against Highveld Lions on Friday.

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Bangalore Royal Challengers beat Mumbai Indians in a closely fought tie : The Royal Challengers today registered their first victory beating the Mumbai Indians by 5 wickets in a close finish at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

The Mumbai Indians went in the game without their skipper Sachin Tendulkar, who was unfit, and Harbhajan Singh took charge of the team.

The Mumbai Indians batted first with Sanath Jayasuriya and Luke Ronchi opening the innings. Jayasuriya made a quickfire 29 off 16 balls blasting 5 fours and 1 six. He got himself run out by a brilliant throw from Zaheer Khan, gathering the ball on his follow through and shattering the ‘timber’ on the non striking end.

Another important contribution came from the bat of Robin Uthappa with a personal tally of 48 runs from 38 balls with 5 fours and a six. Shaun Pollock concluded the innings with a firing knock of 28 off just 12 deliveries including 3 fours and 2 sixes.

The Mumbai Indians thus managed to finish with a reasonably competitive total of 165/6 in 20 overs. Zaheer Khan and Balachandra Akhil took 2 wickwets each, while Praveen Kumar took 1 wicket for the Challengers.

In reply to the target set by the Mumbai Indians, the Bangalore Royal Challengers made a decent start with the captain leading from the front, scoring 32 off 33 balls and setting the momentum of the innings.

Each of the batsmen took up the responsibility and contributed their share in a well deserved victory. Ross Taylor and Virat Kohli with 23 runs a piece and Kallis with 25 were the important knocks.

However, it was the innings of Mark Boucher who remained unbeaten with 39 runs from 19 balls (2-six, 4-fours), which saw them home with a close win by 5 wickets.

Mark Boucher was rewarded by the Man of the Match award.

The DLF sixes award was shared between Boucher, Pollock and Taylor (2 sixes a piece)

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Sachin Tendulkar inaugurates hi-tech cath lab in Mumbai.
Star batsman Sachin Tendulkar inaugurated here a highly specialised catheterization laboratory for cardiac patients in Holy Family Hospital.

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Locally called as “Amchi Mumbai” meaning “Our Mumbai”, this biggest commercial metropolis of India has been on the world limelight ever since its evolution. Situated on the western coast of the country, facing the Arabian Sea, Mumbai is the capital of Maharastra and the most happening city in India. Home to the world cricket’s “master-blaster”, Sachin Tendulkar, the city hosted the grand final of the IPL (Indian Premier League) in DY Patil Stadium with great pomp and grandeur.

Of late, the commercial boom in Western India has been continuously raising flights to Mumbai to a great extent. The Mumbai Stock Exchange is one of the world’s busiest stock markets ranking almost 5th. Moreover, producing the world’s finest quality of cotton, Mumbai ranks as the second biggest exporter of long staple cotton to Sudan. With the leading fashion designers of the world, the city flaunts as the distinct trend setter for the global fashion industry. The Times Ethnic Fashion Village 2010, the international fair for fashion and jewellery products to be held in World Trade Centre Mumbai in the month of August will surely experience an influx of thousands of fashion lovers from all corners of the world.

Popularly known as ‘Bollywood’, the Mumbai film industry boasts of the world’s leading cinema fraternity. Studded with stars like Amitabh Bacchan, the legendary actor and one of the judges of the Miss World Beauty Pageant 1995, Shahrukh Khan, the very heart throb of all movie lovers and Shilpa Shetty, the former Big Brother winner, this film-city has always enticed the Indian adolescents to get their tickets to Mumbai.

Mumbai, being a hub of diverse tourist spots, attracts travellers from all corners of the world. The golden beaches of Mumbai, be it Marine Drive, Juhu or Chowpathy, reflect a true lover’s paradise. The buzzing metropolis proudly holds some of the astounding sites such as the Gateway of India, the Malabar Hill, and the Nariman Point to name a few. Travellers book flights to Mumbai and enjoy the nearby exhilarating places as well, such as the Ajanta and Ellora Caves, Alibag, Elephanta Caves, Khandala, Lonawala, Manabaleshwar, Panchgani, Pune and Shirdi.

Mumbai’s great shopping centres chiefly encompassing the InOrbit Mall, considered to be one of the biggest malls in Asia, the Zaveri Bazaar, the best market for gold, diamond and platinum jewellery, and the Fashion Street, the cheapest and trendiest local markets for the teenagers, are all enthralling during the day. At nights, the illuminated city rocks with frolicking discotheques, pubs and bars.

Mumbai being the most vibrant city of India is rightly considered as the “New York of the East”. The metropolis rocks with great cricket stars, Bollywood legends, stupendous tourist spots and gigantic shopping malls. The commercial boom in Western India is attracting people from all around the world. Cheap flights to Mumbai have made this enthralling city accessible to all!

Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings Preview – Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings Indian Premier League 2010 Final match on Sunday, April 25, 2010.

Venue: DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai.

Time: 08:00 P.M

Teams Report:

Mumbai Indians is facing up Chennai Super Kings Indian Premier League 2010 Final match on Sunday.

Mumbai Indians are playing well in the beginning of the Indian Premier League-III and reached the finals safely. Chennai Super Kings reached the finals by crossing many hurdles. Even though Chennai Super Kings is having the strong batting line-up, they are not performing well. Only bowlers are helping the Chennai team. The entire star batsman like MS Dhoni and Hayden are failing. Suresh Raina is performing well in batting and bowling as well.

Mumbai Indians are performing well in batting and bowling. Sachin Tendulkar captaincy is good so far. He is also performing well and stood as a highest run scorer in the Indian Premier League-III.

Mumbai Indians are playing well in the beginning of the Indian Premier League-III and reached the finals safely. Chennai Super Kings reached the finals by crossing many hurdles. Even though Chennai Super Kings is having the strong batting line-up, they are not performing well. Only bowlers are helping the Chennai team. The entire star batsman like MS Dhoni and Hayden are failing. Suresh Raina is performing well in batting and bowling as well.

Mumbai Indians:

SR Tendulkar, AN Ahmed, DJ Bravo, S Dhawan, JP Duminy, CRD Fernando, Harbhajan Singh, Z Khan, DS Kulkarni, R McLaren, C Madan, I Malhotra, SL Malinga, AG Murtaza, GR Napier, AM Nayar, KA Pollard, AT Rayudu, R Sathish, KS Sahabuddin, R Shukla, AP Tare, SS Tiwary.

Chennai Super Kings:

Matthew Hayden, Parthiv Patel(w), Suresh Raina(c), Subramaniam Badrinath, Murali Vijay, Justin Kemp, Albie Morkel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Muttiah Muralitharan, Manpreet Gony, MS Dhoni, Shadab Jakati, Chandrasekar Ganapathy, Hemang Badani, George Bailey, Arun Karthik, Makhaya Ntini, Thissara Perera, Thilan Thushara, Sudeep Tyagi.

Watch Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Live Online

Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Live Streaming – Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Indian Premier League 2010 match on Saturday, March 20, 2010.

Venue: Brabourne Stadium

Time: 08:00 P.M

Teams:

Bangalore Royal Challengers:

Jacques Kallis, Manish Pandey, Robin Uthappa, Virat Kohli, Rahul Dravid, Eoin Morgan, Mark Boucher(w), Praveen Kumar, Dale Steyn, Vinay Kumar, Anil Kumble(c), Kevin Pietersen, Roelof van der Merwe, Abhimanyu Mithun, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Balachandra Akhil, KP Appanna, Dillon du Preez, Shreevats Goswami, Steven Smith, Ross Taylor, Cameron White, Sridharan Sriram

Mumbai Indians:

Sachin Tendulkar(c), Sanath Jayasuriya, Aditya Tare(w), Saurabh Tiwary, Ambati Rayudu, Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Rajagopal Sathish, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Lasith Malinga, Jean-Paul Duminy, Abhishek Nayar, Murtaza Ali, Rahul Shukla, Shikhar Dhawan, Dilhara Fernando, Dhawal Kulkarni, Ryan McLaren, Chandan Madan, Ishan Malhotra, Graham Napier, Syed Sahabuddin, Stuart Binny, Sarabjit Singh

Bangalore Royal Challengers:

Jacques Kallis, Manish Pandey, Robin Uthappa, Virat Kohli, Rahul Dravid, Eoin Morgan, Mark Boucher(w), Praveen Kumar, Dale Steyn, Vinay Kumar, Anil Kumble(c), Kevin Pietersen, Roelof van der Merwe, Abhimanyu Mithun, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Balachandra Akhil, KP Appanna, Dillon du Preez, Shreevats Goswami, Steven Smith, Ross Taylor, Cameron White, Sridharan Sriram

Mumbai Indians:

Sachin Tendulkar(c), Sanath Jayasuriya, Aditya Tare(w), Saurabh Tiwary, Ambati Rayudu, Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Rajagopal Sathish, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Lasith Malinga, Jean-Paul Duminy, Abhishek Nayar, Murtaza Ali, Rahul Shukla, Shikhar Dhawan, Dilhara Fernando, Dhawal Kulkarni, Ryan McLaren, Chandan Madan, Ishan Malhotra, Graham Napier, Syed Sahabuddin, Stuart Binny, Sarabjit Singh