Cricketers who played the IPL as a player and then a coach

#1 Sachin Tendulkar

Tendulkar is currently the mentor of Mumbai Indians

Played for – Mumbai Indians (2008-2013)

Mentor – Mumbai Indians (2014-present)

One of the only players to have played for only one team in IPL, Tendulkar was assigned as the ‘Icon player’ for Mumbai but missed a majority of the initial season because of injury. In 2009, the Little Master played all matches and returned with a modest 364 runs from 13 matches in MI’s disappointing seventh place finish.

IPL 2010 was the breakthrough year for Tendulkar, as he pulverised attacks with ease, leading MI to it's first final and claimed the orange cap that season with 618 runs from 15 matches.

The Mumbaikar continued his fine form into the 2011 season where he led Mumbai's surge at the top of the order and finished the season with 553 runs from 16 matches although MI could not win the trophy. In the subsequent years, Sachin continued to feature at the top of the order but could not carry his form throughout and after the 2013 title victory, he retired from the IPL.

Soon enough, in 2014, Tendulkar found himself in Mumbai colours albeit this time he was watching from the sidelines as MI’s mentor. Although the legend quit playing in the IPL, he assumed the role of MI’s mentor and brand ambassador in 2014 and will continue to serve the same role this season as well.