Overview
- Mumbai Indians announced on Thursday that Lasith Malinga, Paras Mhambrey and Carl Hopkinson will leave the men’s team coaching setup, thanking them for their service to the franchise.
- Kieron Pollard has been promoted to head coach and will lead a newly named support group that includes Robin Uthappa as batting coach, Mitchell McClenaghan as bowling coach, T. Dilip as fielding coach and Dhawal Kulkarni as development bowling coach.
- The club framed the changes as a rebuild after a poor 2026 campaign in which Mumbai finished ninth and missed the IPL playoffs.
- Malinga’s departure ends a long on‑and‑off association with the franchise that included 170 wickets in 122 matches as a player and roles as mentor and bowling coach, a loss that removes a key source of institutional experience for MI bowlers.
- Key squad and leadership decisions remain unresolved with the November 15 retention deadline approaching and the December 16 mini‑auction in Goa set to shape captaincy, player retentions and any trade moves.