Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jaywardene has made a comeback to the Mumbai Indians as head coach, the franchise announced on Sunday.
Jayawardene had coached MI from 2017 to 2022 during which time he won the IPL title three times, including in his very first season. He was then replaced by former South Africa wicketkeeper Mark Boucher before IPL 2023.
But the five-time haven't performed to potential under Boucher, reaching the playoffs in 2023 before crashing out in the league stage last year.
They even replaced captain Rohit Sharma with all-rounder Hardik Pandya, much to the disappointment of the fans, but that failed to turn their fortunes around in IPL 2024 where they lost 10 out of the 14 league games to finish last in the 10-team tournament.
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Welcome back, #MumbaiMeriJaan#MumbaiIndians | @MahelaJaypic.twitter.com/c1OvP9OZSZ— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) October 13, 2024