Kolkata rope in Bharat Arun as bowling coach ahead of ITL 2022

Indian T20 League (ITL) franchise Kolkata has roped in former India bowling coach Bharat Arun as their bowling coach for the 15th edition of the ITL. Arun, along with head coach Ravi Shastri, quit their roles with the Indian National Team after the 20-20 World Cup. Under Arun, India managed to produce world-class fast bowlers who helped the team reach new heights. The franchise has Brandon McCullum as head coach, who was delighted to have Arun on board.

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"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. 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," said McCullum as quoted by Kolkata's official website.

Arun was also pleased to join the two-time champions. "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 ITL & around the world in T20 leagues but also for the way it is very professionally run”

Meanwhile, the franchise have retained Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer and Varun Chakravarthy ahead of the mega auction, that is set to take place in Bengaluru, in the second week of February. Actual dates for the event have not been announced yet and can be pushed back further given the COVID-19 situation in the country.