IPL 2023: Mark Boucher named Mumbai Indians' new head coach

Mumbai Indians have roped in Mark Boucher as their head coach after Mahela Jayawardene, who held the role previously, was promoted to the role of Global Head of Performance. The Mumbai Indians management recently made a couple of changes to their coaching setup, as Zaheer Khan, who was the Director of Cricket Operations until the previous season, has been made the Global Head of Cricket Development.

Boucher, on Monday, announced that he would step down as South Africa’s head coach after the conclusion of the T20 World Cup 2022, which made him the frontrunner for the role with Mumbai Indians. After Boucher’s call, CSA CEO Pholetsi Moseki revealed that he was looking to pursue other interests and opportunities.

Earlier, it was said that Boucher would join Mumbai Indians' Cape Town franchise at the inaugural SA20 league. After the franchise announced its coaching staff for the league and named Simon Katich and Hashim Amla in the leading coaching roles, Boucher’s inclusion in the IPL 2023 with the franchise had become clear.

Mumbai Indians made the official announcement on Friday, September 16, via Twitter on their official handle and welcomed Mark Boucher as their new head coach.

Mark Boucher honoured and privileged to join MI camp

“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,” said Akash. M. Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Jio Infocomm, in an official statement released by the franchise.

Mark Boucher, Head Coach, Mumbai Indians said, “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.”