MI Emirates have finalised their coaching group ahead of ILT20 Season 5, which Dubai will host from November 21. The franchise confirmed on November 13, 2026 that Colin Ingram has been named Assistant Coach and T Dilip has taken on the Fielding Coach role, joining Head Coach Mark Boucher and Bowling Coach Paras Mhambrey to complete the four-man backroom unit.
Ingram replaces Vinay Kumar in the assistant coach position. His most recent coaching work came at MI Cape Town, where he was part of the support staff during the franchise's title-winning SA20 campaign in 2025, giving him direct familiarity with the Mumbai Indians network's standards and working methods. Sources also describe his playing career across multiple T20 leagues, including a player role in MI Cape Town's 2025 title run.S1S2
Dilip takes over the fielding brief from Carl Hopkinson. Before joining MI Emirates, he spent close to five years as Fielding Coach of the Indian men's cricket team and has more than two decades of coaching experience. He was part of three ICC title-winning campaigns during that period, supporting India's victories at the 2024 T20 World Cup, the 2025 Champions Trophy and the 2026 T20 World Cup.S1S2
With Boucher directing the overall group and Mhambrey handling the bowling, the arrivals of Ingram and Dilip mean the coaching staff now addresses batting-adjacent, bowling and fielding responsibilities in a structured way heading into the Dubai-based tournament.S1
