Shaun Pollock affected the Mumbai Indians' turnaround last year.
It was under his leadership that MI, after four straight defeats, scored their opening win.
The South African scored 147 runs in eight innings at a strike-rate of 132.43 and took 11 wickets in 13 matches at an economy-rate of 6.54.
He was never supposed to play in the second season. But ending months of speculation, Pollock announced that he will return albeit only as coach, rather 'mentor'.
He signed a two-year contract to work as the team's mentor-cum-advisor and aid the support staff along with coach Lalchand Rajput.
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But Rajput stepped down for "personal" reasons, walking out of his three-year contract and leaving Pollock in charge.
"I don't see myself as a coach," said Pollock, refusing to consider himself as a coach.
"I just believe over the years I've experienced so many different approaches and methods in getting the best out of players and I think my role with the Mumbai Indians is an opportunity to pass on my skills and knowledge."
He had the support of former teammate Jonty Rhodes (fielding coach) and Praveen Amre (assistant coach).
And to give the trio credit where it is due, MI have started on a far better note than they did last year and are looking good to go the distance.
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