Mahela Jayawardene has replaced Mark Boucher as the head coach of Mumbai Indians after the franchise finished last under the former South African cricketer in IPL 2024. Jayawardene has previously served in the same role from 2017 to 2022.
After being forced to bat first, India lost Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant early but in-form captain Rohit Sharma balanced the game with a quick fifty against England in the second semifinal clash of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in Guyana.
Jayawardene had signed a one-year extension contract with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) in January 2024. But with Cricket consultant Sanath Jayasuriya's role having some overlaps with his role, Mahela has stepped down from his role writing a letter to SLC.
Here we are talking about the player who has scored the most runs in the ICC T20 World Cup, and for this, we arranged the top 5 players in order. The list includes former Indian skipper Virat Kohli, Mahela Jayawardene, Rohit Sharma, Chris Gayle, and Tillakratne Dilshan.
Jayawardene and Khan have been one of the most important members of the franchise that has seen such great success in the IPL. Jayawardene joined the team as the head coach in 2017 while Khan joined in 2018.
Jayawardene was appointed to the latest role by Sri Lanka Cricket's (SLC) executive committee in consultation with the technical advisory committee of the Board.
The decision by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has been taken keeping in mind Jayawardene's tremendous track record with Mumbai Indians
After the completion of the mandatory quarantine, Jayawardene got straight down to the work on ground after joining the squad.
Aravinda da Silva has said that Sri Lanka Cricket has been trying to convince Jayawardene to take up the U-19 job for a long time.
Out of six matches played here, thrice teams managed 150-plus score and five times the team that has batted first won the match.
The former Sri Lanka captain heaped praises on England for their clinical performance during the Sri Lanka tour and feels their current form set them up for an exciting series against India.
Jayawardene also explained that he had talked to the players ahead of the tournament to break the jinx of not winning a tournament in odd years.
Mumbai recorded their third consecutive win, beating Rajasthan Royals by 57 runs on Tuesday. They have so far accumulated four wins and two losses from six matches overall.
Mumbai Indians coach opened up on Hardik Pandya's role in the side and also confirmed that despite Chris Lynn's presence, Rohit and de Kock will continue to open for the side.
Mumbai Indians, led by Rohit, is the IPL's most successful franchise, having won the cash-rich league a record four times.
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