MI New York

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MI New York
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Nickname(s)MINY
League Major League Cricket
Personnel
Captain Nicholas Pooran
Coach Mark Boucher
Owner Reliance Industries
Team information
City New York City, United States (planned)
ColoursBlue and Gold
  
Founded2023;2 years ago (2023)
Home ground Marine Park (Brooklyn park), Brooklyn, New York (planned)
Capacity30,000 (planned)
History
Major League Cricket  wins2 (2023, 2025)
Official website MI New York
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MI New York is an American professional Twenty20 cricket team based in New York City that competes in Major League Cricket (MLC). [1] The team was established in June 2023 as one of six inaugural teams. [2] The team's planned home ground is in Marine Park in Brooklyn. [3]

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MI New York is owned by Indiawin Sports, who also owns teams that compete in the IPL, SA20, and ILT20. [4] It has a minor league affiliate, the Manhattan Yorkers, that competes in Minor League Cricket (MiLC). [5] During the 2023 season, the team defeated the Seattle Orcas in the finals to take home the inaugural title. [6] The team is coached by former South African spinner Robin Peterson. [7]

History

Background

In March 2023, it was reported that the Mukesh Ambani-owned Indiawin Sports would be the primary owner of Major League Cricket's New York franchise, called MI New York. [8] Nita Ambani later remarked in a press release that she was "thrilled" about the establishment of the team and the opportunity to introduce cricket to New York. [9]

2023 season

MLC's inaugural domestic players' draft was held on March 19, 2023 at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, ahead of the start of the season on July 4. [10] The team picked, amongst others, American mainstays Steven Taylor and Monank Patel.

MI New York's full squad was released on June 14, with Afghanistan's Rashid Khan, New Zealand's Trent Boult, and South Africa's Kagiso Rabada all in the mix. The team also appointed West Indies' Kieron Pollard as their team captain. [11]

During the season, New York began their campaign with a 22-run defeat to San Francisco. [12] [13] This was followed by a 105-run win over Los Angeles in their second game, [14] a 17-run loss to Texas in their third, [15] and a 8-wicket win over Washington in their fourth. [16] In their final group stage game, they lost to table-toppers Seattle by 2 wickets. Despite the loss, they nevertheless still qualified for the play-offs. [17] In the play-offs, New York recorded back-to-back victories against Washington and Texas in the Eliminator and Challenger matches, respectively, to go to the finals, [18] where they defeated Seattle to claim the inaugural title.

Current squad

PositionNameNationalityDate of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleYear signedNotes
Batters Monank Patel Flag of the United States.svg  United States March 1, 1993 (age 32)Right-handed2023
Agni Chopra Flag of the United States.svg  United States November 4, 1998 (age 26)Left-handedRight-arm off-spin2025Draft Signing
Sharad Lumba Flag of the United States.svg  United States September 10, 1989 (age 36)Right-handedRight-arm off-spin2025Draft Signing
All-rounders Kieron Pollard WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies May 12, 1987 (age 38)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2023
Nosthush Kenjige Flag of the United States.svg  United States March 2, 1991 (age 34)Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2023
Rashid Khan Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan September 20, 1998 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm leg break2023
Heath Richards Flag of the United States.svg  United States March 1, 2001 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm fast2024
Sunny Patel Flag of the United States.svg  United States April 10, 1987 (age 38)Right-handedRight-arm wrist spin2024
Kunwarjeet SinghFlag of the United States.svg  United States February 21, 2000 (age 25)Left-handedRight-arm medium2025Draft Signing
Tajinder Singh Flag of the United States.svg  United States May 25, 1992 (age 33)Right-handed Right-arm off-spin 2025Draft Signing
Michael Bracewell Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand February 14, 1991 (age 34)Left-handedRight-arm off-spin2025Direct Signing
Azmatullah Omarzai Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan March 24, 2000 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm medium fast2025Direct Signing
George Linde Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa December 4, 1991 (age 33)Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox2025Direct Signing
Bowlers Ehsan Adil Flag of the United States.svg  United States March 15, 1993 (age 32)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2023
Trent Boult Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand July 22, 1989 (age 36)Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium2023
Rushil UgarkarFlag of the United States.svg  United States June 30, 2003 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm fast2024
Naveen ul-Haq Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan September 23, 1999 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm fast medium2025Direct Signing
Wicket-keepers Nicholas Pooran WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies October 2, 1995 (age 29)Left-handed2023Captain
Quinton de Kock Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa December 17, 1992 (age 32)Left-handed2025Direct Signing

Administration and support staff

MI New York staff [19]
PositionName
Head coach Mark Boucher
Batting coach J. Arunkumar
Bowling coach Lasith Malinga
Fielding coach James Pamment
Assistant fielding coach Murtaza Hussain
PhysiotherapistJason Pilgrim
Strength and conditioning coachPratik Kadam

Performance

Standings

YearLeague standingFinal standing
2023 4thC
2024 4thSF
2025 4thC

Season summary

YearPlayedWinsLossesTied/NR [a]
2023 8530
2024 8251
2025 13670
Source: ESPNCricinfo [20]

Notes

  1. ↑ NR indicates "no result", while abandoned matches are also indicated as "no result".

Affiliated teams

References

  1. ↑ "Mumbai Indians Bag New York Franchise In Major League Cricket (MLC)". Outlook India . March 20, 2023. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Mumbai Indians bags New York franchise in Major League Cricket". The Indian Express . March 20, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  3. ↑ Bull, Andy (June 5, 2024). "No grassroots but lots of scaffold: a peek inside New York's cricket scene". The Guardian . Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  4. ↑ Shetty, Karishma (August 3, 2023). "Mumbai Indians and 4 other cricket teams Mukesh Ambani owns which are worth thousands of Crores". GQ India . Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  5. ↑ Peter Della Penna (July 30, 2021). "Minor League Cricket: T20 league in USA kicks off with Sami Aslam, Corey Anderson in the mix". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  6. ↑ Abraham, Timothy (July 31, 2023). "Major League Cricket: Nicholas Pooran century inspires MI New York to inaugural title". BBC Sport . Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  7. ↑ "MI Cape Town appoint Robin Peterson as head coach and Lasith Malinga as bowling coach". ESPNcricinfo . September 27, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  8. ↑ Nagraj, Gollapudi (March 16, 2023). "Owners of Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals to own teams in MLC". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  9. ↑ "MUMBAI INDIANS SET TO DEBUT IN MAJOR LEAGUE CRICKET WITH BIG APPLE FRANCHISE". Major League Cricket . March 19, 2023. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  10. ↑ Patel, Smit (February 8, 2023). "NASA Space Center to host Major League Cricket draft on March 19". Cricbuzz . Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  11. ↑ "MI New York unveil Rashid, Boult and Rabada in star-studded MLC squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  12. ↑ Patel, Smit (July 15, 2023). "Corey Anderson finds redemption at MLC after USA snub". Cricbuzz . Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Cricket: Ex-Blackcaps batter Corey Anderson goes ballistic in Major League Cricket debut". Newshub . July 14, 2023. Archived from the original on August 3, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Major League Cricket: MI New York crush Los Angeles Knight Riders for first win". The Times of India . July 16, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Devon Conway stars in Texas Super Kings' 17-run win over MI New York". The Times of India . July 18, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  16. ↑ Jackson, Bradley (July 24, 2023). "Pooran hits 62* to help MI New York move one step closer to MLC playoffs". Sportsmax. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Klaasen century takes Seattle past New York in high-scoring game". ESPNcricinfo . July 24, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  18. ↑ Pant, Ashish (July 31, 2023). "MLC final week: Nicholas Pooran, and a bit of this and that". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  19. ↑ @MINYCricket (June 14, 2023). "The Support Staff XI" (Tweet). Retrieved 2023-06-15– via Twitter.
  20. ↑ "Major league Cricket Points Table". ESPNCricinfo . February 6, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
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