Ahead of the upcoming 12th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), three-time champions Mumbai Indians unveil their new jersey. In the video featuring the Pandya brothers, Hardik and Krunal, star pacer Jasprit Bumrah and captain Rohit Sharma can be seen presenting the kit in a new style.
In the minute-long video, all-rounder Hardik can be seen saying ‘Season Naya’ while Rohit says ‘Andaaz Naya’. Krunal follows him by stating ‘Tewar Wahi’ before Rohit appears back by saying ‘Flavour Naya.
All three appear again along with Bumrah, asking fans to watch their favourite team in a fresh ‘avatar’.
New season, new avatar
Watch @ImRo45, @Jaspritbumrah93, @hardikpandya7 and @krunalpandya24 in the all-new MI kit today
: MITV : 1.00 PM : @StarSportsIndia 1 Hindi and SS 1 HD Hindi#CricketMeriJaan pic.twitter.com/iPD5O0htyB
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) February 24, 2019
“Our aim is to gel well as a unit. With a couple of games scheduled in the first week, we are aiming to settle down to excel in the forthcoming IPL competition. We have set small goals to come good in the long tourney. As a team, we will go ahead on the week-to-week performance which will help us in doing well in this edition,” to Star Sports ahead of the launch of the team’s jersey.
The 2019 IPL will be beginning on 23 March with the opening match being played between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
The Blue and Gold legacy continues to shine
Paltan, here's the official MI kit for #VIVOIPL 2019 #CricketMeriJaan pic.twitter.com/ob4Syhq29X
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) February 24, 2019
Mumbai Indians squad for IPL 2019: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Krunal Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Mayank Markande, Rahul Chahar, Anukul Roy, Siddhesh Lad, Aditya Tare, Kieron Pollard, Evin Lewis, Ben Cutting, Mitchell McClenaghan, Adam Milne, Jason Behrendorff, Barinder Singh Sran, Lasith Malinga, Yuvraj Singh, Anmolpreet Singh, Pankaj Jaswal, Rasikh Dar, Quinton de Kock and Jayant Yadav.