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Mumbai, Dec 7 (CRICKETNMORE):<\/strong> The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) on Wednesday launched its first ever T20 Mumbai League, to be held from January 4 to 9 in Mumbai.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

MCA has appointed the consortium of IIFL Investment Managers and its associated companies through a special purpose entity (IIFL Group), the Lead Member of the Consortium and Wizcraft Group to plan and execute the league in its entirety, a release said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The consortium will be represented under the name and banner of Probability Sports LLP.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The league will give a platform to Mumbai players to showcase their skills and talent and put themselves in the shop window for bigger opportunities in the IPL as well as the Indian team. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

"Mumbai has considerable talent and there are a lot of local boys who are fantastic but do not get the opportunity on a bigger stage. This league will give them a chance to showcase their talent and give them an opportunity to move ahead in life," MCA President Ashish Shelar said in a statement.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The league will divide the city into six zones which are Mumbai North West, Mumbai North East, Mumbai North, Mumbai North Central, Mumbai South and Mumbai South Central respectively. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

MCA will provide a list of the best Mumbai origin local club talent with several IPL players in the mix. They will be placed in a central player pool to then join the teams.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The league will consist of six teams playing on a round robin basis. The top two teams in the league with the most points accumulated will play a final match to decide the winner. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

The opening ceremony will take place on January 2 and the matches will begin from January 4. There will be three matches played in a day at the Wankhede Stadium followed by the final on January 9.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Speaking at the launch, Karan Bhagat, Founder, CEO - IIFL Wealth Management Limited said: "India lives cricket and we are very excited to be part of this tremendous opportunity to create another platform for players of Mumbai to showcase their talent and shine bright."<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Mumbai-T20-League1.jpg", "alt_img": "Mumbai T20 League from January 4", "alt_title": "Mumbai T20 League from January 4", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "Mumbai T20 League from January 4 on Cricketnmore.", "seo_desc": "Mumbai, Dec 7 (CRICKETNMORE): The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) on Wednesday launched its first ever T20 Mumbai League, to be held from January 4 to 9 in Mumbai. MCA has appointed on Cricketnmore.", "seo_keywords": "Mumbai Cricket Association, Mumbai T20 League", "tag": "", "tagging": "Mumbai Cricket Association,Mumbai T20 League,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "mumbai-t20-league-from-january-4", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "2286", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "0", "created": "2017-12-07 22:14:20", "updated": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "img_from": "", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": null, "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "1", "jio_date": "2017-12-07 22:14:20", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2017-12-07 22:14:20", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/mumbai-t20-league-from-january-4-33078" }