Mumbai Indians (MI) on Friday, September 16, announced that former South Africa wicketkeeper-batter Mark Boucher will be their new head coach, taking over from Mahela Jayawardena in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023.
Boucher has been the head coach of South Africa since 2019, and will quit his term at the end of the T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia. Under his coaching, South Africa have so far won 11 Tests, 12 ODIs and 23 T20Is.
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He has previously been a wicket-keeping coach with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in 2016, and also played for them before that as well as for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
Boucher holds the record for the most dismissals by a wicket-keeper in Tests (555) and international cricket (998). He was also a fine batter in his own right, scoring 5515, 4686 and 268 runs in Tests, ODIs and T20Is respectively.
Akash. M. Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Jio Infocomm, said in a media release: “It’s a pleasure to welcome Mark Boucher to Mumbai Indians. With his proven expertise on the field and off it as a coach guiding his team to numerous victories, Mark will add immense value to MI and take forward its legacy.”
Mark Boucher, Head Coach, Mumbai Indians said after his appointment: “It is an honor and privilege to be appointed as Head Coach of MI. 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.”
