Former India bowling coach Paras Mhambrey returned to the Mumbai Indians on Wednesday and will team up with Lasith Malinga in the same capacity. The five-time Indian Premier League champions confirmed that the two will work close to each other in tandem with the head coach Mahela Jayawardene.
Mhambrey, 54, was a part of the coaching unit of team India during the 2024 T20 World Cup triumph under Rahul Dravid’s regime and left the national side after his stint ended.
Mhambrey was a medium pacer who played for Mumbai between 1992 and 2003, picking 284 wickets in 91 first-class matches.
He also holds a level 3 coaching diploma from the National Cricket Academy (NCA) and served as coach to Baroda, Maharashtra, Vidarbha, and Bengal at the domestic level before reaching the national level, eventually coaching under Dravid’s regime.
This will be the second time Mhambrey will be working with the Mumbai Indians with the veteran winning several titles with Mumbai, such as the IPL 2013 and the Champions League T20 (2011, 2013) in his first stint. He was also there when the franchise finished as runners-up in 2010.
Mumbai Indians official statement on Paras Mhambrey
“Paras Mhambrey will work alongside current bowling coach Lasith Malinga as part of the coaching team under head coach Mahela Jayawardene. He has been a part of the Mumbai Indians coaching team earlier as well, celebrating title wins in the IPL and the Champions League T20. He’s worked closely with our boys in the past, and we are super excited to have him back in the Blue and Gold” said the MI press release.
Mhambrey made his international debut in the mid-1990s on the England tour and is one of the greatest coaches in Indian cricket. His experience as a coach and cricketing mind can help boost the chances of the Mumbai Indians winning the IPL 2025.
