ILT20 Season 2: Ajay Jadeja & Robin Singh Reunited As MI Emirates Announce Coaching Staff

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The 90s best fielding duo Ajay Jadeja and Robin Singh are set for another innings together as MI Emirates team announced the appointment of their coaching staff for International T20 (ILT20) 2024.

While Robin Singh will take over as the head coach, he will be joined by former teammate Ajay Jadeja as the Batting Coach. Singh has been with the MI family's coaching set-up for several years since 2010.

Singh played a key role in Mumbai Indians' five IPL victories and two Champions League T20 campaigns. He served as General Manager of MI Emirates in the inaugural season of the ILT20 in 2023 and now returns as the head coach.

Robin is a former Indian all-rounder who played from 1989-2001. He played one Test for India, scoring 27 runs. He also featured in 136 ODIs, scoring 2,336 runs, with a century and nine fifties and taking 69 wickets with his pace bowling.

Jadeja, the former Indian captain, will be the batting coach, bringing his vast experience as a player, coach and mentor. Jadeja also played 15 Tests for India, scoring 576 runs with four fifties. He also featured in 196 ODIs, scoring 5,359 runs at an average of 37.47, with six centuries and 30 fifties.

Additionally, the MI family also announced former Mumbai Indians and New Zealand pacer Mitchell McClenaghan as the Bowling Coach for the ILT20 franchise.

McClenaghan made his IPL debut for Mumbai Indians in 2015, winning 4 titles with the One Family, and returns as a Bowling coach, transitioning from player to coach.

The left-arm pacer McClenaghan featured in 48 ODIs and 29 T20Is for New Zealand between 2012 to 2018, taking 82 wickets and 30 wickets respectively in both formats.

The MI Emirates coaching set-up will also include two other former players - Vinay Kumar and James Franklin. While Kumar will be the assistant coach, Franklin will be the fielding coach. Here is a look at the coaching staff of MI Emirates:

MI Emirates Coaching Staff 2024

• Head Coach: Robin Singh
• Assistant Coach: Vinay Kumar
• Batting Coach: Ajay Jadeja
• Bowling Coach: Mitchell McClenhagan
• Fielding Coach: James Franklin