Former India bowling coach Paras Mhambrey joins Mumbai Indians ahead of IPL 2025

Paras Mhambrey, India's former bowler coach, is all set to start his new stint with the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. He's been appointed as the bowling coach for the upcoming season. Previously, he was a part of the Indian team as their bowling coach in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 and the T20 World Cup 2024.

He is an excellent coach who understands the players' mindset and has received praise from the Indian bowlers who got a chance to play under him. His coaching career began as the Bengal coach in the season 2005-06, and then he went to Baroda, Maharashtra, and Vidharba. He was with the Mumbai Indians team in the inaugural season of the IPL in 2008.

He will be in the Mumbai Indians, with former legend Lasith Malinga and former India pacer TA Sekar as their bowling coaches. Mumbai Indians performance in the previous IPL season was extremely disappointing. However, they will try to change their approach in the upcoming season, with Hardik Pandya as the captain. 

Hardik Pandya's knock helped India score 297 runs in 3rd T20I match vs Bangladesh

In the recently ended Bangladesh series, India scored 297 runs in the 3rd T20I game. The match was full of excitement, with batters hitting the ball out of the park. Hardik Pandya's knock was quite instrumental and with his presence, India could have scored 300+ runs. He scored 47 runs in 18 balls. His knock included four boundaries and four sixes which were brilliant.

The confidence with which he played in the entire series was commendable, and hence, he went on to win the Player of the Series award. In the final game, Sanju Samson won the Player of the Match award for his magnificent knock of 111 runs in 47 balls. He hit 11 boundaries and eight sixes in his innings. He scored the 2nd fastest century in T20I for India after Rohit Sharma.