While Pollard has been a one-team man in the IPL, turning out for Mumbai Indians every season since starting out with them in 2010, Boult was traded to Mumbai Indians ahead of the 2020 season by Delhi Capitals and went on to play a starring role in their title run. He picked up 25 wickets that season, second only to Jasprit Bumrah's 27, and was the Player of the Final as Mumbai Indians won their fifth title. Bravo and Pooran have also represented Mumbai Indians in the past.
"I am delighted with our dynamic group of 14 players that will be part of our #Onefamily and represent 'MI Emirates'," Akash M Ambani, chairman of Reliance Jio, the owners of the franchise, said in a statement. "We are glad to have one of our key pillars, Kieron Pollard continue with MI Emirates. Joining us back are Dwayne Bravo, Trent Boult and Nicholas Pooran."
On Thursday, the franchise owned by the same group in the yet-to-be-named South African T20 league - MI Cape Town - had announced their pre-signings for the inaugural edition, to run more or less concurrently with the ILT20. That list reads: Rashid Khan, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Kagiso Rabada and Dewald Brevis.
The MI Emirates team will be based in Abu Dhabi. The local UAE players will be added to the squad in the near future.
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