Boucher to coach Mumbai Indians, PBKS appointed Trevor Bayliss as their new head coach

Mumbai Indians appointed Mark Boucher as their new head coach while Punjab Kings named Trevor Bayliss as the new head coach of the franchise. Boucher announced earlier this week that he would be stepping down from the head coach position of South Africa men's national team after the T20 World Cup.

Boucher will replace Mahela Jayawardene as the new head coach of Mumbai Indians. Jayawardene who was the head coach of the Mumbai Indians since 2017, has been elevated to a new role. He will be the Global Head of Performance within the MI group, which now has two new teams in two different T20 leagues, the SA20 league and the UAE's ILT20. Simon Katich is named as the head coach of MI CapeTown and Shane Bond is appointed as the head coach of MI Emirates.

With him, Zaheer Khan is also elevated to a new role- as the Global Head of Cricket development. Jayawardene joined Mumbai Indians in 2017 and won three IPL titles with the team. 

"It is an honor and privilege to be appointed as Head coach of Mumbai Indians. Their history and achievements as a franchise clearly put them up there as one of the most successful sporting franchises in all of world sport. I look forward to the challenge and respect the need for results. It's a strong unit with great leadership and players. I look forward to adding value to this dynamic unit". - Mark Boucher

Punjab Kings appointed Trevor Bayliss as the new head coach of Franchise. Bayliss coached Kolkata Knight Riders to the 2012 and 2014 IPL wins. He was also the head coach of the England Men's cricket team when they won the 2019 World Cup. Bayliss also served as the head coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2020. 

Punjab Kings parted ways with Anil Kumble who was appointed as the head coach in 2020. Under Kumble's mentorship, Punjab Kings finished in the bottom half of the IPL points table in all three seasons.

"I am honoured to be given the head coach's role with the Punjab Kings. A foundation franchise with an appetite for success. I look forward to working with a talented squad of players determined to compete for silverware". - Trevor Bayliss