No Vinay Kumar, BCCI To Choose Bowling Coach From These Two Former Stars: Report

Following the appointment of Gautam Gambhir as India’s head coach on Tuesday, former seamers Zaheer Khan and Lakshmipathy Balaji are being thought of for the place of nationwide workforce’s bowling coach, as per sources. “BCCI discussing the names of Zaheer Khan and Lakshmipati Balaji for the place of bowling coach. BCCI isn’t within the title of Vinay Kumar,” sources advised ANI. Zaheer has picked up 311 Take a look at wickets in 92 matches and total 610 scalps in 309 worldwide matches throughout all codecs for Males in Blue. He’s thought of one of many biggest left-arm pacers to have performed the game.

Balaji has represented Workforce India in eight Take a look at matches the place he has managed to snap 27 wickets at a median of 37.18. Then again, he has bagged 34 wickets in 30 ODIs at a median of 39.52.

The appointment of a brand new set of assist workers for Workforce India follows the appointment of Gautam Gambhir as head coach. The time period of Paras Mahambrey, who was the bowling coach of workforce India, has come to an finish.

Earlier, the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah on Tuesday introduced that former cricketer Gautam Gambhir has been appointed because the Indian males’s cricket workforce’s new head coach.

Gambhir was a left-handed opener for the India workforce and served as Kolkata Knight Riders’ workforce mentor within the Indian Premier League 2024. KKR lifted their third IPL trophy this season below Gambhir’s steerage.

Jay Shah took to his official X account and introduced Gambhir’s appointment as Workforce India’s new Head Coach.

The BCCI secretary added that he has his full confidence in Gambhir and that he would be the supreme particular person to steer Indian Cricket ahead.

“It’s with immense pleasure that I welcome Mr @GautamGambhir as the brand new Head Coach of the Indian Cricket Workforce. Trendy-day cricket has developed quickly, and Gautam has witnessed this altering panorama up shut. Having endured the grind and excelled in numerous roles all through his profession, I’m assured that Gautam is the perfect particular person to steer Indian Cricket ahead. His clear imaginative and prescient for #TeamIndia, coupled together with his huge expertise, positions him completely to tackle this thrilling and most sought-after teaching function. The @BCCI totally helps him as he embarks on this new journey,” Shah wrote on X.

Rahul Dravid’s tenure as the pinnacle coach of Workforce India got here to an finish after the conclusion of the ultimate match of the T20 World Cup 2024, the place India beat South Africa by seven runs to win the celebrated trophy after 17 years.

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