Mumbai Indians set to have new head coach in IPL 2023 as Mahela Jayawardene and Zaheer Khan promoted to global positions × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Cricket News IPL 2022 - Live Score & Match Result News

Mumbai Indians set to have new head coach in IPL 2023 as Mahela Jayawardene and Zaheer Khan promoted to global positions

By Vinay Chhabria Modified 14 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Zaheer Khan and Mahela Jayawardene (Image Courtesy: Mumbai Indians) Mumbai Indians made a big announcement on Wednesday (September 14) via Instagram. The five-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions will have a new head coach from next season onwards. The Mumbai-based franchise have promoted their IPL 2022 head coach Mahela Jayawardene to the Global Head of Performance position. Zaheer Khan, who served as MI's team director in IPL 2022, will assume the position of Global Head of Cricket Development. With the two former cricketers now promoted to global positions within the franchise, a new coach will appointed ahead of IPL 2023. The Mumbai Indians team owners took this call because of the franchise's expansion into the SA20 and International League T20. The Reliance Group owns three franchises, namely Mumbai Indians, MI Cape Town and MI Emirates. To ensure consistency in the ethics, values and learning of the three teams, the owners have named common heads for all teams. Reliance Jio Infocomm chairman Akash Ambani said in a statement issued on MI's official website: "I’m happy to have Mahela and Zak as part of our global core team. Both have been an integral part of the MI family and embody the spirit of the cricket MI stands for. "I'm confident that they would be able to ensure the same flows through all our teams globally and make a difference in the cricketing ecosystems across the globe." View this post on Instagram Instagram Post MI Cape Town and MI Emirates will play their debut matches soon. Several big names have been signed by Reliance Group for their two new teams. This includes Rashid Khan, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Kieron Pollard, Nicholas Pooran, Trent Boult, Kagiso Rabada and Dwayne Bravo.

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View this post on Instagram Instagram Post With Mahela Jayawardene and Zaheer Khan moving to the global core team of MI, the Mumbai-based franchise will need a new head coach for IPL 2023. It will be interesting to see if the team opts for another overseas head coach and entrusts the responsibility to an Indian coach. Some big names, including Ricky Ponting, Shaun Pollock and Robin Singh, have coached MI in the past. The new coach will be tasked with helping the team improve on their bottom-of-the-table finish from IPL 2022. Get the Latest updates & News on T20 World Cup & Follow us for Live Scores, Schedule, and Squads Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Anantaajith Ra × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout No Results Found Get the free App now Manage notifications Popular ‍ Sports (30+) CricketCricket HomeScheduleT20 World CupT20 warm upIND vs SAENG vs PAKAUS vs ENGLegends LeagueECS T10 CroatiaWBBL 2022ECC T10SMAT 2022Bukhatir LeagueNZ T20 Tri-SeriesWomen's Asia Cup 2022ECT10 FootballFootball HomeNewslettersSK Experts ScheduleEPLNations LeagueLa LigaLigue 1Champions LeagueFIFA WCMLS Bundesliga Serie A WWEWWE HomeNewslettersRumor RoundupRAWSmackDownResultsRosterChampionsWWE Crown Jewel 2022PPV ScheduleAEW EsportsEsports HomeMinecraftOverwatch 2RobloxGenshin ImpactFortniteGTAStreamersFree FirePUBGValorantBGMIPop CultureAnimeGaming TechWiki Guides TennisTennis HomeTennis calendarTennis Results TodayATP RankingsWTA RankingsRoger FedererRafael NadalNovak DjokovicSerena Williams MMAMMA HomeUFC NewsONE ChampionshipUFC Fight NightScheduleRankingsResultsUFC Fights TonightONE Championship ResultsONE Championship ScheduleONE Championship Rankings KabaddiKabaddi HomePKL 2022PKL SchedulePKL Points TableKabaddi Rules WikiWiki HomeMinecraft WikiNaruto WikiTikTok WikiYoutube WikiGTA WikiTerraria WikiOne Piece Wiki MoreSportsBasketballIndian FootballNFLMinecraftFormula 1NascarPop CultureCollege FootballHockeyGolfAthleticsBadmintonGymnasticsWrestlingSwimmingTennisShootingBoxingArcheryWinter SportsRobloxFree PicksSkateboardingKho KhoLifestyle LINKS About Us Write For Us Policies Editorial Standards Journalism Awards Fact Check Affiliate Program Careers CSR Privacy Policy Contact Us Edition: English हिन्दी