No Vinay Kumar, BCCI To Decide 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-about for the place of nationwide staff’s bowling coach, as per sources. “BCCI discussing the names of Zaheer Khan and Lakshmipati Balaji for the position of bowling coach. BCCI is not interested in the name of Vinay Kumar,” sources advised ANI. Zaheer has picked up 311 Test wickets in 92 matches and general 610 scalps in 309 worldwide matches throughout all codecs for Men in Blue. He is taken into account one of many best left-arm pacers to have performed the game.

Balaji has represented Team India in eight Test matches the place he has managed to snap 27 wickets at a mean of 37.18. On the opposite hand, he has bagged 34 wickets in 30 ODIs at a mean of 39.52.

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

Earlier, the Board of Control 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 staff’s new head coach.

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

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

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

“It is with immense pleasure that I welcome Mr @GautamGambhir as the new Head Coach of the Indian Cricket Team. Modern-day cricket has evolved rapidly, and Gautam has witnessed this changing landscape up close. Having endured the grind and excelled in various roles throughout his career, I am confident that Gautam is the ideal person to steer Indian Cricket forward. His clear vision for #TeamIndia, coupled with his vast experience, positions him perfectly to take on this exciting and most sought-after coaching role. The @BCCI fully supports him as he embarks on this new journey,” Shah wrote on X.

Rahul Dravid’s tenure as the pinnacle coach of Team 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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