J Arunkumar, a heavyweight in the domestic circuit in the 1990s and 2000s, has been appointed as the assistant batting coach♉ of five-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians.
A right-hꦆanded opening batter and a veteran of over 100 first class games, Arunkumar represented Karnataka in the Indian domestic circuit for 16 years from 1993 toﷺ 2008.
After retirement, he turned to coaching✤, and was the batting coach of the Karnataka side when they won their back-to-back titles in the Ranji Trophy, the Irani Cup and the Vijay Hazare Trophy in 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons.
His coaching resume also includes stꦗints in the IPL, head coach of Puducherry for the 2019-20 season, and chief coach of the USA nat𝓰ional cricket team from 2020 onwards.
Over the last 15 years, Mumbai Indians have emerged🐈 as the most consistent franchise with seven titles, which includes a record five trophies in 🃏IPL and two Champions League T20 titles.
