Mrs. Nita M. Ambani, owner of the Mumbai Indians, expressed her satisfaction with the team Mumbai
Indians have assembled for the WPL 2025 season while also outlining the team’s vision and wanting to
back youngsters.
Speaking after the auction in Bengaluru on Sunday, Mrs. Nita M. Ambani, said, “We are all very happy and
satisfied with the team we have assembled today. Auctions are exciting and emotional at the same time.
I am so proud of all the girls who have participated in the auction today and all the girls who have now
become part of the Mumbai Indians family: G Kamalini, Nadine de Klerk, Sanskriti Gupta and Akshita
Maheshwari.”
Mrs. Nita M. Ambani welcomed the four new players with a message, saying, “We warmly welcome you
to the Mumbai Indians family. Mumbai Indians has always tried to scout, nurture and develop young
talent. We have done this with our men’s team, and it is a proud feeling to see Bumrah, Hardik and now
Tilak representing India on the global stage. We are trying to do the same thing with our girls too. Last
year, we picked Sajana up in the auction. It’s wonderful to see her now playing for Team India.”
Mumbai Indians also managed to add the highly rated and much coveted G Kamalini to the roster. The
16-year-old from Tamil Nadu made her India U19 debut v Pakistan U19s earlier in the day in the U19 Asia
Cup. Talking about her signing, Mrs. Nita M. Ambani, said, “This year we are very excited about the 16-
year-old Kamalini. Our scouts have been tracking her for some time and she is a very exciting new talent
to look out for. So, in all, a satisfying day at the auction.”
Mumbai Indians are the inaugural champions in the WPL and added four players to complete the 18-
member squad by getting South African all-rounder Nadine de Klerk and Madhya Pradesh all-rounder
Sanskriti Gupta and Rajasthan pacer Akshita Maheshwari in addition to Kamalini.
Mumbai Indians is a T20 cricket team which plays in the Indian Premier League.
Established in 2008, MI are five-time champions in the IPL. MI is part of the MI family, which has won 10
titles across various leagues across the world.
Today MI is a global cricketing force, with five T20 teams spanning three continents, and four countries
including both men and women. The year 2023 marked a pivotal moment for the MI family, as it
established Mumbai Indians in the women's Premier League, along with MI Cape Town in SA20, MI
Emirates in ILT20, and MI New York in MLC.
Since its inception in 2008, Mumbai Indians has been one of the most successful teams in the Indian
Premier League. It is owned by Indiawin Sports Pvt. Ltd., a subsidiary of Reliance Industries, one of India's
largest conglomerates.
Over 17 years, MI's dedication and commitment to improving the cricketing eco-system, have resulted in
10 league titles, including 5 IPL championships, 2 Champions League victories, and the inaugural WPL and
MLC wins in 2023 and IL20 in 2024