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News India Live, Digital Desk: The story is related to his old friend Cameron Green. There was an awkward situation when Green’s name was called in the auction. Only in the purse of Mumbai Indians Rs 2.75 crore Were left. On the other hand, the whole world knew that the price of a powerful player like Cameron Green was going to go above Rs 15-20 crores.
That means, mathematically, it was impossible to buy Mumbai’s Green.
Then why did MI bid?
As soon as Green’s name came up, Mumbai Indians owner Akash Ambani without any delay raised his paddle and placed the first bid. The whole hall was stunned that when there is no money, why are they bidding?
But as soon as the other team increased the price, Akash immediately pulled back, laughing and showing a ‘thumbs-up’.
Akash Ambani told the lovely truth behind this
When he was asked about this incident after the auction, he gave a very heart touching answer. Akash said, “We knew our wallets wouldn’t let us and we couldn’t bring them back. But we made the bid so we could show Green how much we still respect him.”
If understood in simple language, this was the love of Mumbai Indians for their old “family”. Green made his IPL debut with Mumbai only. Akash Ambani said, “It was a kind of homage to him. We just wanted that when his name came, our hands would definitely be raised for him, even if we could not go ahead in the race.”
Fans went crazy
This incident shows that franchise cricket is not just about business, it is also about emotions. Mumbai made that bid only to send the message that, “Green, wherever you go, you will be special for us.”
Green was eventually bought by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for a record price, but this small gesture from Mumbai proved why they are called a ‘family’ team.
