IPL 2027: Steffan Jones joins Mumbai Indians as bowling consultant

Steffan Jones (Twitter Photo)

NEW DELHI: Steffan Jones, former high-performance coach at Rajasthan Royals (RR), will join Mumbai Indians (MI) as a bowling consultant for the 2027 Indian Premier League (IPL), TimesofIndia.com has learnt.The 52-year-old will work with MI's development squad alongside Zubin Bharucha, who has joined the five-time champions as director of performance.

Jones, who also served as Rajasthan Royals' fast-bowling coach during the 2019 edition of the IPL, was later brought back by the franchise as its high-performance fast-bowling coach ahead of IPL 2022.It is also learnt that Bharucha and Jones have a specific role: to work with Indian players during the ongoing domestic season.Jones, who played first-class cricket in the English county circuit between 1997 and 2011, recently worked with India all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy. The Welshman helped the youngster improve his bowling speed. Reddy, who used to bowl in the mid-120s, is now consistently clocking the mid-130s.Earlier on Saturday, MI roped in

Kieron Pollard

as their head coach, replacing

Mahela Jayawardene

. The franchise is likely to take the big call on captaincy and movement is expected on Hardik Pandya trade in the coming weeks.