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title: "Mahela Jayawardene steps down as Mumbai Indians head coach"
description: "Most outlets reported that Mahela Jayawardene has stepped down from his role as Mumbai Indians head coach, citing the team's official statement. Business Recorder added a brief note about Jayawardene's tenure from 2017 to 2022, while ARY News provided the core announcement without additional context."
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# Mahela Jayawardene steps down as Mumbai Indians head coach

sports · updated 17 Oct 2026, 2:00 PM PKT · 17 Oct 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported that Mahela Jayawardene has stepped down from his role as Mumbai Indians head coach, citing the team's official statement. Business Recorder added a brief note about Jayawardene's tenure from 2017 to 2022, while ARY News provided the core announcement without additional context.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Business Recorder** — [Jayawardene leaves role as Mumbai Indians head coach](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40444665/jayawardene-leaves-role-as-mumbai-indians-head-coach) · 17 Oct 2026, 2:00 PM PKT
  > Mahela Jayawardene has stepped down from his role as the Mumbai Indians head coach, the Indian Premier League (IPL) team said on Saturday. In his first stint at Mumbai Indians from 2017 to 2022, the 49-year-old guided the side to three titles. However, the former Sri Lanka captain was not able to replicate that success after rejoining the side in 2024, with Mumbai Indians finishing fourth in 20...
- **ARY News (English)** — [Jayawardene leaves role as Mumbai Indians head coach](https://arynews.tv/jayawardene-leaves-role-as-mumbai-indians-head-coach) · 17 Oct 2026, 1:29 PM PKT · 94% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Mahela Jayawardene has stepped down from his role as the ​Mumbai Indians head coach, the ‌Indian Premier League (IPL) team said on Saturday.

2 articles from 2 outlets, 17 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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