James Pamment

Former New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram has been roped in as MI Cape Town's bowling coach ahead of the inaugural SA20 season, the franchise announced on Wednesday.

Mumbai Indians (MI) appointed Carl Hopkinson as their new fielding coach, replacing James Pamment. Hopkinson, fresh off his role with England, brings World Cup experience from both the ODI and T20 formats. His impressive resume includes guiding England's U19 team to the World Cup final.

umbai Indians opener Quinton de Kock, who roared back to form with a breezy half-century after an indifferent run, "never stopped believing" in his ability, said the team's fielding coach James Pamment on Monday.

Former Australia cricketer Simon Katich was on Thursday named chief coach of the MI Cape Town while South African batting great Hashim Amla will be at the helm of the side's batting unit, the franchise announced ahead of the inaugural South Africa T20 League.

Mumbai Indians' fielding coach James Pamment has claimed that some senior Indian players did not like being subjected to restrictions inside the currently-suspended Indian Premier League's bio-bubble, but it felt completely safe until the time cases from participating teams hadn't come to light.

Having finished at the bottom of the table last season, Mumbai Indians will look to change their fortunes as they geared up for the IPL 2023 by organising their first practice session of the season under the watchful eyes of head coach Mark Boucher.

Mumbai Indians coaching staff "spilled the tea" on their players and revealed some unknown sides to their personalities. In a video posted by MI's official X handle, head coach Mark Boucher, batting coach Kieron Pollarad and fielding coach James Pemment spoke on what personality traits belonged to which player from the squad.

Kieron Pollard will captain the team, which features Rashid Khan, Nicholas Pooran, and Trent Boult amongst othersRobin Peterson to be Head Coach, with Lasith Malinga as Bowling Coach, J Arunkumar as Batting Coach and James Pamment as Fielding coach

Former India stumper Kiran More, who was appointed USA's director of cricket last month, will take the additional responsibility of coaching the senior national team on an interim basis.

A group of New Zealand cricketers and coaches, who were involved in the now-suspended IPL, arrived home by a private jet while another lot is expected to land here on Sunday.

Five-time champions Mumbai Indians returned to their home ground -- the iconic Wankhede Stadium -- ahead of the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League. The players returned to the home ground after a gap of two years. Mumbai will play their first match at the venue on April 8 against arch-rivals Chennai Super Kings.

New Zealand cricketers involved in the now suspended IPL, including captain Kane Williamson, are likely to remain in India at least till May 10 before flying to England for national duty, their players' union chief said on Wednesday.

Sachin Tendulkar's birthday on April 24 was also the date when Rohit Sharma completed 10 years as the Mumbai Indians' captain. And today, April 30, when Rohit celebrated his birthday, his MI teammates lauded their skipper.

New Zealand cricketers in the ongoing IPL might travel with the Indian Players for the World Test Championships final in June as they can't come back home and then depart for England due to strict quarantine protocols, the country's players' union chief has indicated.

Former India spinner Sunil Joshi, who has applied for the Indian bowling coach's job, is currently shaping the career of spinners in the US team. The 49-year-old, who was with Bangladesh team until the World Cup, joined US team earlier this month as a spin consultant.

Four members of New Zealand's Test contingent involved in the now-suspended IPL, including captain Kane Williamson, will leave India for the United Kingdom on May 11 while the rest will make their way back home on Friday, the country's cricket board has announced.