{
  "id": 15152121,
  "title": "MI coaching staff, IPL 2027: Full list of Mumbai Indians coach and support staff for 2027 Indian Premier League",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/mi-coaching-staff-ipl-2027-full-list-of-mumbai-indians-coach-and",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-17T07:48:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/mi-coaching-staff-ipl-2027-074801744.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Mumbai Indians have yet to appoint a new head coach for the 2027 Indian Premier League after Mahela Jayawardene parted ways with the franchise by mutual consent. The coaching and support staff for the 2026 season includes Kieron Pollard as batting coach, Arunkumar as his assistant, Lasith Malinga and Paras Mhambrey sharing the bowling coach position, Carl Hopkinson for fielding, Rahul Sanghvi as director of cricket, Sachin Tendulkar as mentor, Ben Langley in charge of sports science and medical, and Prashant Jangam as team manager. Roles for the upcoming season are yet to be confirmed, with the head coach position marked as to be announced.",
  "summary": "MI coaching staff IPL 2027: Full list of Mumbai Indians coaches and support staff for 2027.",
  "key_points": [
    "Mahela Jayawardene left Mumbai Indians by mutual consent",
    "Kieron Pollard to be batting coach for 2027 IPL",
    "Head coach position still to be announced for upcoming season"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Mumbai Indians, Jayawardene agree to part ways; new head coach likely",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/mumbai-indians-jayawardene-agree-to-part-ways-new-head-coach-likely",
        "published": "2026-10-17T06:18:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ESPNcricinfo",
        "title": "Jayawardene steps down as Mumbai Indians head coach",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/jayawardene-steps-down-as-mumbai-indians-head-coach",
        "published": "2026-10-17T06:47:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}