Oval Invincibles Hundred team to be renamed ‘MI London’ at request of Ambani

[cowboysfan]

[deathmonger]

2 hours ago, LordPrabhzy said:

 

Yeah no 1 with crumbling highways that dont last 2 days, zero civic sense, paan stains everywhere, dogs and cows still roaming streets... but saaar we own all t20 leagues saar, saar we are 10 T economy saar

brother, you think india in the latter half of the century will be the same as india now? in fact india in 15-20 years will be same as india now?

 

pessimism might exist (an indian trait) but there is no denying the progress india has made over the last 30 years.

 

figures from wb/imf/un all attest to the same.

 

no country becomes first world overnight.

 

usa got independence in 1776 but only became globally relevant more than 100 years later, at the dawn of the 1900s.

 

india was only independent in 1947.

Edited August 22, 2025 by deathmonger

[Chakdephatte]

12 hours ago, Lord said:

Why is it news? They own the team can name it anything

Because they own only 49%. Ambani had to personally request for a name change. 

[figo6762]

What’s next Mrs Invicible (read Ambani) sitting in a white sofa at the boundary … 

[Chaos]

14 hours ago, Lord said:

Why is it news? They own the team can name it anything

They should name it to invincible indians

[goose]

20 hours ago, Chakdephatte said:

In case you are wondering- 

 

 

how did this get almost as many laughs as mine - this forum is *ed up!

[vvvslaxman]

MI spiderman

MI superman

MI Mission Impossible lol

[Ultimate_Game]

5 hours ago, figo6762 said:

What’s next Mrs Invicible (read Ambani) sitting in a white sofa at the boundary … 

 

I would pay to watch Nita Ambani and her fatso son sitting on that sofa on on the boundary line and Ambani Jr. berating Pak players in the team after a loss.

 

For that matter would love to see Goenka going ballistic as well 

[Vickydev]

5 hours ago, goose said:

 

how did this get almost as many laughs as mine - this forum is *ed up!

You're just too bright for this place

[crictime]

13 wins for MI  in franchisee cricket :
 
1. 2011 - Champions League
 
2. 2013 - IPL (Mens)
 
3. 2013 - Champions League
 
4. 2015 - IPL (Mens)
 
5. 2017 - IPL (Mens)
 
6. 2019 - IPL  (Mens)
 
7. 2020 - IPL  (Mens)
 
8. 2023 - IPL (Womens)
 
9. 2024 - IL T20 ( MI Emirates)
 
10. 2025 - MI Capetown ( South Africa T20)
 
11.  2025 - IPL (Womens)

 

12.  2025 - MI New York (Major League Cricket).

 

13. 2025 - Oval Invincibles (The Hundred)

[Mariyam]

On 8/22/2025 at 1:37 PM, LordPrabhzy said:

 

Yeah no 1 with crumbling highways that dont last 2 days, zero civic sense, paan stains everywhere, dogs and cows still roaming streets... but saaar we own all t20 leagues saar, saar we are 10 T economy saar

You do understand the difference between Private enterprise and a public undertaking, right?

 

This league is a private league which where in the team was bought over by the Ambanis.

Roads, crumbling highways etc are state subjects.

[kepler37b]

On 8/22/2025 at 1:37 PM, LordPrabhzy said:

 

Yeah no 1 with crumbling highways that dont last 2 days, zero civic sense, paan stains everywhere, dogs and cows still roaming streets... but saaar we own all t20 leagues saar, saar we are 10 T economy saar

Some of us are too optimistic with out seeing the economic reality.

 

Just the other day, L&T has put it's hands up saying operating hyderabad metro is ruinous to them. If Hyd metro itself is such a mess, god knows what is happening for the metros of smaller cities.

 

 

[kepler37b]

26 minutes ago, Mariyam said:

You do understand the difference between Private enterprise and a public undertaking, right?

 

This league is a private league which where in the team was bought over by the Ambanis.

Roads, crumbling highways etc are state subjects.

 

That is just a symptom of the rot. The ultimate disease is lack of co-operation among our self-centered citizens.  

[LordPrabhzy]

55 minutes ago, Mariyam said:

You do understand the difference between Private enterprise and a public undertaking, right?

 

This league is a private league which where in the team was bought over by the Ambanis.

Roads, crumbling highways etc are state subjects.

I do understand- it was the point around mindless self chest thumping by some people who think that India's cricket financial might is somehow redeeming everything else going around them but at the same time not realising that the things that are actually important are not given the proper considerations by governments and civic sense lacking public who chest thump instead about being vishwagurus and cricket power houses- when literally the country cannot construct a road which can be pot hole free for 2 months as a new one.

[crictime]

I hope Sam Billings is retained as the captain for next season as well. Plenty of experience as a senior cricketer in England, has played Big Bash, IPL and other franchisee tournaments. Won The Hundred this year. 

 

Jordan Cox should also be retained. His batting performance was very instrumental in win this year.

 

Although the management would like to retain everyone in squad, the auctions will ahooen and it is just not possible to retain everyone.

[crictime]

Sam Billings has won three Men's Hundred titles as Oval Invincibles captain, and he also led Dubai Capitals to the ILT20 win in the 2025 edition. In addition, he also won the T20 Blast as Kent Spitfires captain in 2021. 

 

Certainly MI will retain him in forthcoming auctions.

 

[crictime]

The Indian co-owners are thought to favour MI London, which is likely to win out over Surrey's preference for MI oval.

[Serpico]

cricket world is shrinking but we are spinning it as superpowa moment.

 

Imagine the heartburn in Pakistani when interest in cricket vanishes everywhere outside the sub-continent dude, so heckin EPIC!!! 

[goose]

has amabani bought the country england yet. once that's done round up all the british pakistanis, stick them in bradford and sell the city off at an auction. 

 

MI England sounds catchy !

[sage]