New Delhi, Oct. 25 -- Legendary West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard was named the new head coach of Mumbai Indians (MI) ahead of IPL 2027 on Saturday, replacing former Sri Lanka batter Mahela Jayawardene.

Pollard has been part of all of MI's five IPL title victories, and his responsibility in 2027 will be to guide them to a sixth title, and their first since 2020.

Nita Ambani, co-owner of Mumbai Indians, was pleased to welcome back the West Indian big-hitter to the franchise.

Since making his IPL debut in 2010 up until his final match in the 2022 season, Pollard has only played for Mumbai Indians. He played a total of 189 matches, scoring 3412 runs and taking 69 wickets. Before taking over as MI head coach, Pollard served as the bat...