By appointing Pollard, one of the franchise's former match-winners, as head coach, Mumbai Indians have taken their longstanding relationship with the Caribbean legend to a new level. Following his retirement from league cricket, Pollard had been serving as the team's batting coach for the past four seasons. He will now replace Mahela Jayawardene as Mumbai Indians' head coach.
Pollard has been associated with the Mumbai Indians franchise since 2010. He retired from league cricket just before IPL 2023. He is also regarded as a close friend of Rohit Sharma and has shared a long and deep association with the franchise.
Having joined Mumbai Indians at the age of just 22, Pollard has reached one of the most significant milestones in his 16-year association with the franchise. His appointment as head coach brings him a new responsibility as Mumbai prepare for the next season.
Pollard's first major task will be to prepare the list of players to be retained ahead of the player auction scheduled to take place in Goa in December. The decisions made before the auction will be an important part of Mumbai Indians' preparations as they look to strengthen their squad and compete for another IPL title.
The picture, Which Mumbai Indians posted after Kieron Pollard became their coach. The numbers in the barcode represent Pollard’s top 7 highest scores against CSK 🔥🥶 #MumbaiIndians https://t.co/nRKZxuh5a5
— 𝑺𝒉𝒆𝒃𝒂𝒔 (@Shebas_10dulkar) October 24, 2026
Pollard has been present for every IPL title won by Mumbai Indians as a player. Since joining the team in 2010, he has been part of all five of the franchise's championship-winning campaigns in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020. He also made a significant contribution to Mumbai's Champions League victories in 2011 and 2013.
During his playing career with Mumbai Indians, Pollard featured in 189 matches, scoring 3,412 runs at an impressive strike rate of 147.32. He also claimed 69 wickets, establishing himself as an important all-round contributor to the franchise.
With Pollard moving from the batting coach's role to the head coach's position, Mumbai Indians have entrusted a familiar figure with the responsibility of guiding the team. Having been part of every IPL title-winning campaign in the franchise's history, he will now be tasked with helping Mumbai pursue a sixth championship from the dugout.
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