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title: "Mumbai Indians Name Kieron Pollard Head: Timeline of Reports"
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# Mumbai Indians Name Kieron Pollard Head Coach for IPL 2027

What we know so far: 5 reports from 3 outlets, first at 29 Oct, 12:53 IST, latest at 30 Oct, 20:32 IST. Headlines and summaries are quoted from each outlet, oldest first; each links to the original report.

1. Thursday 29 October
2. 12:53 IST X News [Mumbai Indians Top IPL Valuations at $2.1 Billion](https://allindia.news/s/f27bc95e41a1) (original: https://x.com/i/trending/2115662605205532856)
3. Friday 30 October
4. 10:22 IST NDTV Sports [Mumbai Indians Name 2-Time IPL Winner With KKR And CSK As Batting Coach](https://allindia.news/s/88a4f48e4188) (original: https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/robin-uthappa-ipl-winner-with-kkr-and-csk-named-mumbai-indians-batting-coach-12257151#publisher=newsstand)

Five-time champions Mumbai Indians on Friday announced the appointment of former India star Robin Uthappa as their new batting coach ahead of the IPL 2027 season.

5. 10:56 IST ESPNcricinfo [Robin Uthappa named Mumbai Indians batting coach](https://allindia.news/s/144e656e2831) (original: https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1560666.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS)

MI also rope in Mitchell McClenaghan as bowling coach, T Dilip as fielding coach, and Dhawal Kulkarni as development bowling coach

6. 18:52 IST NDTV Sports ["We Come In Again As Underdogs", Says MI's New Batting Coach Robin Uthappa](https://allindia.news/s/be294314acb0) (original: https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/we-come-in-again-as-underdogs-says-mis-new-batting-coach-robin-uthappa-12258521#publisher=newsstand)

Mumbai Indians will go into the next IPL season as underdogs who must win back the trust of their fans, said the franchise's newly appointed batting coach Robin Uthappa.

7. 20:32 IST X News [Mumbai Indians Name Kieron Pollard Head Coach for IPL 2027](https://allindia.news/s/2e63f5870777) (original: https://x.com/i/trending/2116182052898775051)

After missing the playoffs in 2026, Mumbai Indians revamped their coaching staff with Pollard replacing Mahela Jayawardene, Robin Uthappa as batting coach, Mitchell McClenaghan as bowling coach, T.