Paras Mhambrey. (Source – Getty Images)
IPL franchise Mumbai Indians have acquired the services of Mumbai-born former India pacer, Paras Mhambrey. The 52-year-old was part of the coaching team of MI way back in 2008.
The five-time champions have Lasith Malinga, the Sri Lankan luminary who represented the Mumbai-based franchise for nine seasons, as their current bowling coach. The entire coaching team is headed by head coach Mark Boucher. As per a The Times of India report, Mhambrey will be anticipated to work in conjunction with Malinga to finetune the bowling unit, and in particular, the pacers.
Notably, Mhambrey has served as the bowling coach for the Indian team from 2021 up until 2024. During that span, he worked alongside Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya, two of MI’s pivotal components. He has also worked alongside Rahul Dravid when he was involved with the India U-19 side, and is expected to bring in all his expertise into the job.
Dravid’s contract, which was originally supposed to end after the 50-over World Cup last year, came to an end post winning the T20 World Cup 2024. Along with him, Mhambrey’s stint ended as well as he was replaced by Morne Morkel. Mhambrey had replaced Bharat Arun in 2021.
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Take a deeper dive into Mhambrey’s pristine résumé
The former domestic great is a product of the BCA-Mafatlal bowling scheme, headed under former pace-bowling meastro, Frank Tyson, in 1990. Mhambrey also assisted Tyson during a six-week camp at the Karnataka State Cricket Association in Bengaluru. He has coached a multitude of domestic teams as well.
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Having secured a Level-3 coaching diploma from the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru, he went onto coach Bengal in the Indian domestic circuit after an interval of 16 years. He has also coached Maharashtra, Baroda, and Vidarbha, in a coaching career which spans more than 21 years.