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Mumbai erupts in joy after team wins IPL 2015 crown
Mumbai, May 25
Mumbai erupted in joy on Sunday night as exuberant fans celebrated
Mumbai Indians' Indian Premier League (IPL) 2015 triumph as team beats
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) convincingly by 41 runs in the final at the
historic Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Mumbai Indians win their second IPL crown, first winning it back in 2013 at the same venue.
Fans
poured in huge numbers in streets of to hail the stars. Streets of
Churchgate, Andheri, Bandra, Dadar were filled with fans with team
colours painted on their faces, lightning fireworks and dancing in the
streets with team flag held high in their hands.
Along with
posters of skipper Rohit Sharma and other players, fans were also seen
dancing and celebrating with Sachin Tendulkar poster, who is currently
the mentor of the team.
"We are IPL champions. Every player
played like champions in the final against Chennai Super Kings. We
deserved to be champions. Among all other IPL champions, Mumbai is the
best champion team," Gautam Waghmare, a young Mumbai Indians fan said on
Sunday after team's win.
Krishna Gurav, a 50-year-old Mumbai
Indians fan was equally excited. He said,"I am really excited that
Mumbai clinched the IPL crown.AAThe 11 group of players on the field
today were outstanding. We are celebrating after the win at home. We
deserved to be champions."
Fans also celebrated alongside Wankhede Stadium, which is the home ground for the team.
After
a sluggish start to the 2015 season, Mumbai made a great comeback
winning back-to-back matches and qualifying for the final in style and
beating CSK in the final to clinch their second IPL crown.