Netflix to stream Mumbai Indians’ documentary: Netflix has announced a documentary on renowned IPL franchise.
Worldwide famous online streaming platform Netflix has announced an eight-part documentary on three-time Indian Premier League winning franchise Mumbai Indians. It is worth mentioning that it will be the first documentary made on any franchise of the cash-rich league.
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All the eight parts of the documentary will be made available on the platform from March 1. It is believed that the documentary will cover the whole journey of the franchise till now.
Right from the auction ahead of the maiden IPL season in 2008 to the last season where the Indians failed to qualify for the knockouts, one can expect all the on and off-field anecdotes to be included in the documentary.
😨 Shaky start
💪 @KieronPollard55’s rescue act
🔥 Malinga – @MitchJohnson398’s opening spell
💙 2013 @IPL championsRelive MI’s 2013 IPL triumph 🏆 on @StarSportsIndia today at 5.30 PM#CricketMeriJaan pic.twitter.com/Rkt4r6FBzu
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) February 6, 2019
Yes, it’s true 💙
The Pandya brothers will play together for the first time in the #TeamIndia blue 🇮🇳#CricketMeriJaan #NZvIND @hardikpandya7 @krunalpandya24 pic.twitter.com/kozItzuhiO
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) February 6, 2019
Titled ‘Cricket Fever: Mumbai Indians’, the documentary has been produced by Condé Nast Entertainment. Al Edgington, Joe LaBracio, Jeremy Finn, Jamie Stewart and James Maby are the executive producers of the documentary.
It is also believed that the documentary will comprise of viewpoints of vital individual at the franchise in captain Rohit Sharma, coach Mahela Jayawardene, owner Neeta Ambani and most importantly the loyal supporters of the franchise.
The announcement was made yesterday after a tweet was uploaded on the official Twitter handle of Twitter India. “Sleepless nights? Nervous nail biting? Screaming at your screen? If you’ve experienced any or all of these symptoms you might have Cricket Fever, premieres 1st March,” the caption read.
Sleepless nights? Nervous nail biting? Screaming at your screen?
If you’ve experienced any or all of these symptoms you might have Cricket Fever, premieres 1st March. pic.twitter.com/Ujl1tq6Els— Netflix India (@NetflixIndia) February 5, 2019
Slated to release just over three weeks before the 12th season of the IPL, the documentary is likely to aid the franchise build on their wealthy fan-following.
