IPL 2021 – Mumbai Indians New Jersey: Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians are ready to defend their crown with a new team jersey for the season. On Saturday, Mumbai Indians has released their new jersey via their social media handles. The MI management has called for MI Paltan to buy the jersey to support their team and kept a price tag of Rs. 1999 for the same.
Designed by renowned fashion designer duo Shantanu and Nikhil, the jersey captures the composition of the 5 basic elements of the universe — earth, water, fire, air, and sky, each signifying the essence of the five-time champion.
These elements hold an astronomical essence as the building blocks of the human body, each signifying the power of the universe. The jersey reflects how Mumbai Indians has been built over the years resonating stability, cohesion, confidence, compassion, and exploration as signified on the jersey by the earth, water, fire, air, and sky respectively. Each of the five values has contributed to the five titles of Mumbai Indians and the jersey highlights their significance for each campaign. Speaking about the jersey and its essence, Mumbai Indians spokesperson said, “Mumbai Indians has carried forward a legacy every year, built on our core values and ideologies. Our five IPL titles are testament to our commitment to these values and it is extremely fulfilling that we have been able to signify it through our jersey this year.”
“There is a lot of thought which goes into designing our jerseys every year because we understand that it is worn by our players and fans with a sense of pride and honour. This season we decided to wear the elements of our DNA on our jersey, which has enabled us to become the most successful sports club in the country. We shall wear the pride of our Paltan whenever we step out in this jersey,” the spokesperson added.
Talking about the design, Nikhil Mehra — CFO and Co-founder Maison Shantanu and Nikhil, said: “This year the inspiration is drawn from the five elements of Panch Maha Bhoota, the five big elements and building blocks of the universe. The jersey is representing Earth — stability, structure and balance; Water — fluidity and purity; Air — compassion; Fire — confidence, power; Space — expansion and knowledge in its design value.”
Mumbai Indians also released a video on its social media handles to unveil the jersey. Mumbai Indians starts off the 2021 campaign on April 9 against Royal Challengers Bangalore
One Team. #OneFamily. One Jersey. 💙
Presenting our new MI jersey for #IPL2021 👕✨
Paltan, pre-order yours from @thesouledstore now – https://t.co/Oo7qj5m4cN#MumbaiIndians pic.twitter.com/F0tBT6TXcq
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) March 27, 2021
Rohit Sharma’s MI will face Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the opening match of IPL 2021 on April 9. Team is currently under training at JIO Stadium on the outskirts of Mumbai and will soon leave for Chennai for their final preparatory camp.
Team captain Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, SuryaKumar Yadav will join the team right after the 3rd ODI on Sunday. According to the information available with InsideSport.co post that team is likely to fly out by a private chartered to Chennai for their 1st leg of matches in IPL 2021.
We will take the field in #IPL2021 wearing our colours with pride! 👕✨
🗣 पलटन, तयार का? 😎
Pre-order – https://t.co/Oo7qj5m4cN#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians pic.twitter.com/2sXlDg97XQ
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) March 27, 2021
IPL 2021 – Chennai Super Kings New Jersey: Earlier this week, the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) had unveiled their new-look jersey for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 which begins from April 9.
The franchise took to Twitter and released a short video where skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni could be seen launching the new jersey. The latest outfit features camouflage as a tribute to the country’s armed forces. It also has three stars atop the franchise’s logo to denote the three titles won in 2010, 2011 and 2018.
“It has been on our mind for some time now to find ways to raise awareness about the significant and selfless role of the armed forces. The camouflage is an appreciation of their service…they are the true heroes,” CSK CEO KS Viswanathan said in a release.
IPL 2021: Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians releases their new jersey, priced at Rs. 1999