Mumbai Champs is one of the six teams competing in the Indian Cricket League (ICL). The team is based in Mumbai, India and its captain is former New Zealand batsman Nathan Astle.

Players

The squad announced for the inaugural tournament comprises four international cricketers. Nathan Astle, Johan Van der Wath, Tino Best, Michael Kasprowicz are amongst the high-profile names playing for the Mumbai Champs.

Squad

Coach - Sandip Patil

• Nathan Astle (New Zealand)
• Robin Morris (Mumbai)
• Kiran Powar (Mumbai)
• Shreyas Khanolkar (Mumbai)
• Johan Van der Wath (South Africa)
• Avinash Yadav (Mumbai)
• Subhojit Paul (Kolkata)
• Dheeraj Jadhav (Pune)
• Anupam Sanklecha (Mumbai)
• Ranjeet Kirid (Pune)
• Pushkaraj Joshi (Pune)
• Raviraj Patil (Maharashtra)
• Nikhil Mandale (Mumbai)
• Sridher Iyer
• Tino Best (West Indies)
• Michael Kasprowicz (Australia)

Coach

The coach for the Mumbai Champs is former Indian international Sandeep Patil.

Previous performance

Tournament	Placement
2007 Indian Cricket League 20-20 Indian Championship	6th place
2008 Indian Cricket League 50s	5th place
2008 Indian Cricket League Edelweiss 20s Challenge	6th place
2008 Indian Cricket League 20-20 Domestic Tournament	5th place
2008 Indian Cricket League 20-20 Indian Championship, 2008/09	n/a

Champs TV Promotion

• Publicity for the Indian Cricket League appeared on Indian television channels. The official promotion video of Mumbai Champs was Mumbai Champs - Bole Toh Number ONE

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