Overview
- The BCCI confirmed that Zaheer Khan led a three-day red-ball fast-bowling camp in Bengaluru for the high-performance monitoring group.
- The session ran from February 28 to March 2 for targeted pacers drawn from state associations as well as India A and Under-19 pools.
- Head of cricket VVS Laxman initiated the effort and publicly thanked Zaheer for guiding emerging quicks.
- Harbhajan Singh has been approached to hold a four-to-five-day off-spinners camp, with Anil Kumble also considered for a wrist-spin clinic before the IPL.
- The CoE pace-bowling coach position remains vacant after Troy Cooley’s December exit, applications opened on February 9 with hiring expected to take weeks and applicants including VRV Singh and Srinath Aravind.