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Mumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jayawardene praised Mumbai Indians’ strong core, with Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya and Tilak Varma shining in India’s T20 World Cup win. MI have given them an extended break. He backed Suryakumar, praised Bumrah, hinted at a bigger role for Rohit Sharma, and welcomed healthy selection competition.
MUMBAI: As Mumbai Indians head coach, Mahela Jayawardene has plenty to be pleased about heading into IPL 2026, starting March 28. Four MI players—India’s T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav, pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, skipper Hardik Pandya and batter Tilak Varma—played key roles in India’s 2026 T20 World Cup triumph. “Our boys are always going to inspire cricketers.
And I'm very proud to have the likes of Rohit, Hardik, Surya, Tilak, Jassi, Booms. It's an amazing group of players, and we're very privileged to have them at Mumbai Indians,” Mahela said during the closing ceremony of the MI Junior season at the MIG Cricket Club Ground on Tuesday. “I think in a World Cup, everyone has to lift their hand up because it's a tough tournament.
I mean, each and every game was tough. So, there were different players who put their hand up and performed. And that's why you win a World Cup because everyone is in form.
Obviously, at the back end, they peaked really well. I’m happy that we've had four guys from Mumbai (Indians) playing in the T20 World Cup (for India). So we're very thrilled about that,” he added.
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