Thursday, November 21st, 2024

Zaheer Khan may be seen in a new avatar, will join Gambhir’s old team!


New Delhi. Veteran fast bowler Zaheer Khan can be seen in the Lucknow Super Giants team in the upcoming season of IPL. LSG can make Zaheer the mentor of the team. he/she can replace former mentor Gautam Gambhir. Apart from this, this franchise can also appoint Zaheer as bowling coach in place of bowling coach Morne Morkel. This means that he/she can play a dual role in this franchise.

According to a Cricbuzz report, the LSG franchise is considering making Zaheer Khan their new mentor. And his/her bowling expertise will also come in handy in helping the team’s bowlers. Earlier, Zaheer was shortlisted as a candidate for the vacant bowling coach role in the Indian cricket team, where he/she will mentor the team’s young fast bowlers. Zaheer has done the same during his/her playing days.

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Zaheer has also impressed during his/her coaching tenure
If Zaheer Khan joins LSG, he/she will work closely with head coach Justin Langer as well as other coaching staff like Adam Voges, Lance Klusener and Jonty Rhodes. Zaheer has had a great international cricket and has also impressed during his/her coaching tenure with 5-time champions Mumbai Indians.

Zaheer Khan can replace Gambhir
Zaheer Khan has been a part of the team management of Mumbai Indians for a long time. After being the bowling coach, he/she has been the Director of Cricket of the Mumbai team. In 2022, MI made Zaheer the Global Head of Players Development. Zaheer has been playing this role for two years. But now it seems that he/she will be seen in a new role in the next season of IPL. There is no mentor in LSG since 2022. Earlier, Gautam Gambhir was the mentor of this team for two consecutive years. Before the start of last season, he/she moved to KKR. The position of bowling coach is also vacant in the LSG team as Morne Morkel has now joined Team India.

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