Ranking top 10 IPL coaches of all time
A friendly coach who can be strict when needed would be an ideal candidate.
2) Mahela Jayawardene
The Sri Lankan has contributed a lot to Sri Lankan cricket. Mahela Jayawardene was a premier batsman and also the national side’s captain for a substantial period. He has also played the IPL for more than one franchise and has decent experience in the league.
After short stints as department coach in international cricket, he was appointed as the head coach by the Mumbai Indians in 2017. Jayawardene tasted success quickly as MI won the title in 2017. However, in the 2018 season, MI could not qualify, owing to their usual clumsy start.
Under Jayawardene’s leadership, MI then won 2 consecutive championships in 2019 and 2020 taking their total tally to 5 titles, and became the only second team after CSK to defend their title. Thus, Mahela has 3 trophies in the 4 seasons of his IPL coaching journey and thus stands at spot 2 in this list.
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