Jayawardene likely to continue as Mumbai Indians coach; status quo on trade chatter

Mahela Jayawardene is apt to proceed arsenic Mumbai Indians caput manager for IPL 2027, with the franchise preferring continuity contempt a disappointing 2026 season. While Hardik Pandya's aboriginal remains a large talking point, MI are keen to clasp him arsenic a player, with Tilak Varma emerging arsenic the frontrunner to instrumentality implicit the captaincy armband.