IPL 2022: KKR ropes in Bharat Arun- Kolkata Knight Riders have roped in Bharat Arun as the new bowling coach of the IPL 2022 season. The development comes as a huge boost to the franchise. He is expected to boost the Kolkata knight Riders bowling department. He will work closely with the KKR head coach Brendan McCullum. “We are delighted to introduce you to our new bowling coach! Welcome to the Knight Riders family, Bharat Arun,” KKR wrote in a tweet post. Follow IPL 2022 latest updates on InsideSport.IN
IPL 2022: KKR ropes in former India bowling coach Bharat Arun for IPL 2022- check details
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Bharat Arun has nurtured the likes of Mohd Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur and India bench strength in pace bowling. His presence saw India bowlers dominate in Australia & England. KKR are expected to target key bowlers in the upcoming auction and sharpen their bowling department in IPL 2022.
IPL 2022: KKR ropes in former India bowling coach Bharat Arun for IPL 2022- check details
Until recently, Bharat Arun was the bowling coach of the Indian national team since 2014 and played a key role in helping Team India scale new heights. As a player, he represented India in Tests and ODIs and was a very successful domestic player for Tamil Nadu.
“A warm welcome to B Arun to the KKR coaching staff. With a strong and successful pedigree in the international game, I’m sure Arun will complement the current staff we have and I look forward to working with him,” KKR head coach Brendon McCullum said in a statement as per KKR release.
“His experience at international level and the ability to give confidence and clarity to our bowling group will be important, as we attempt to quickly align a new group of players to the values and style of play for KKR,” he added.
- Bharat Arun started his coaching career with the Tamil Nadu domestic team and became the chief bowling coach at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore.
- He then took over as head coach of the India Under-19 squad when India won the U19 World Cup in 2012, in Australia.
“I’m very excited and looking forward to becoming part of a highly successful franchise, such as the Knight Riders. I have admired the Knight Riders franchise for not only being very successful in the IPL & around the world in T20 leagues but also for the way it is very professionally run,” said Bharat Arun.
- The KKR management have retained Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, and Venkatesh Iyer ahead of IPL 2022 Mega auction for the next three seasons.
- The franchise had ended runner-up in IPL 2021 but will look to end trophy drought after 7 years.
Making the announcement of his appointment, Venky Mysore, CEO & MD of KKR said, “We are very excited to have someone of the calibre of Bharat Arun joining us as our bowling coach. He will bring a wealth of experience and expertise to KKR’s strong support staff. We are delighted to welcome him to the Knight Riders family.”
KKR retained players full list
- Andre Russell(12 crore)
- Varun Chakravarthy (8 crore)
- Venkatesh Iyer (8 crore)
- Sunil Narine (6 crore)
KKR remaining purse
INR 48 crore left at the auction
IPL 2022 Team remaining purses
PBKS – 72 Cr
SRH – 68 Cr
RR – 62 Cr
RCB – 57 Cr
MI – 48 Cr
CSK – 48 Cr
KKR – 48 Cr
DC – 47.5 Cr
Meanwhile, the deadline for IPL 2022 auction entry paperwork has been extended for a week. Several England and Australia players working out whether or not to put their names down amid bio-bubble restrictions.
With 10 teams and a bigger auction, BCCI expects no less than 1000 names. But the Indian board will narrow down the list of players and release around 250 of them for the auction pool. The final list will be out after the two new franchises Ahmedabad and Lucknow announce their three picks by January 22.
IPL 2022: KKR ropes in former India bowling coach Bharat Arun for IPL 2022- check details
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