Before IPL 2027, Mumbai Indians have taken a big step to strengthen their team again. After the disappointing performance in IPL 2026, the franchise had made major changes in its old support staff. Now the team has announced the new coaching staff under the leadership of head coach Kieron Pollard. In this new coaching team, former explosive batsman of India Robin Uthappa has been given the responsibility of batting coach, former fast bowler of New Zealand Mitchell McClenaghan has been given the responsibility of bowling coach, former fielding coach of Team India T.

Dilip has been given the responsibility of fielding coach and Dhawal Kulkarni, who has played for Mumbai, has been given the responsibility of development bowling coach.

The most special thing about this new coaching unit is that Robin Uthappa, Mitchell McClenaghan and Dhawal Kulkarni have already come on the field wearing the jersey of Mumbai Indians. That is, while expressing confidence in its old players, the franchise has given responsibility to such people who have a good understanding of the team environment, the strength of the players and the working style of Mumbai Indians.

Robin Uthappa has good experience in international cricket. He has also been a part of India's T20 World Cup winning team in 2007. On the other hand, Mitchell McClenaghan has shown his fast bowling skills for a long time for New Zealand. Dhawal Kulkarni has domestic and international cricket experience, while T. Dilip will share with Mumbai Indians the experience of his excellent work as a fielding coach with the Indian team.

This new coaching team, formed under the leadership of Kieron Pollard, will now take up the responsibility of developing players, improving performance and creating a strong team.

The objective of Mumbai Indians is clear to learn from the mistakes of the last season and make a strong comeback in IPL 2027. However, the discussion of changes in the franchise is not limited to just the coaching staff. There is also a lot of speculation regarding the captaincy of the team.

According to reports, if Hardik Pandya leaves Mumbai Indians, then either Rohit Sharma or Tilak Verma can be given the captaincy of the team.

In such a situation, there is also a possibility that the command of Mumbai may again return to the hands of Rohit Sharma. At the same time, keeping the future in mind, the franchise can also express confidence in young batsman Tilak Verma. However, no official announcement has been made yet regarding the change in captaincy and the situation on Hardik Pandya's future is also unclear.

Now the biggest question is that with the new coaching team of Kieron Pollard and possible captaincy change, will Mumbai Indians be able to regain their lost dominance once again? Five-time IPL champion Mumbai will have a big challenge to prove itself in the next season.

The eyes of the fans will be on how well the new coaching team is able to get the players to perform and whether Mumbai Indians once again emerges as the strongest contender in the title race.