The Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Mumbai Indians (MI) has finally been able to find their mojo back in the business end of the tournament. MI is the only franchise to lift the coveted trophy thrice CSK and KKR have won two times each. The men in blue are known to start slow and playing the catching game later in the tournament. The players step up when it matters the most and deliver in the most impressive way. In IPL 2018, as expected, MI had a poor start but they got back to winning ways later and find themselves in contention for the playoffs.
The Mumbai based franchise has always been known to provide opportunities to local talent as well who have gone to represent the country at the biggest stage. The players like Saurabh Tiwary, Pradeep Sangwan, and MD Nidheesh are currently on the books of Mumbai Indians are doing ever so well on the domestic circuit. The trio recently spoke to MI TV and revealed the secret behind their respective jersey numbers.
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Talking about his jersey, Tiwary said, “My father was the 15th child born in the family and it is the same for me as well as I am also the 15th child in my family. And if you see, all my debut games for India or for the state, they were all on 15th.”
MD Nidheesh has the number 68 on his back because he likes the number 6 and 8.
However, Sangwan has an intriguing story related to the Royals Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper, he said, “Before the U-19 World Cup, I had picked number 18 as my jersey number. But skipper Virat Kohli took that number for the tournament and since then, he has been using it. But my mother had suggested the number 18 to me and since then, I have been using this particular number.”
Mumbai Indians will now lock horns with the Delhi Daredevils (DD) in their final encounter. It is a must-win game for Mumbai and a lot will also depend on the result of the match between RCB and RR as well. The net run rate is going to play a huge role in this stage of the tournament. However, Mumbai need not worry much about their NRR as it has one of the best NRR’s among the eight franchises.
