Dhoni wants Zaheer Khan to mentor Indian bowlers after retirement – Cricket News Update
The Indian cricket captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Z-Khan-c98379 and he wishes to see him as the bowling coach of the national team, once the pacer decides to retire from the game.
Speaking to media reporters in Dhaka ahead of their Asia Cup opener against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758, the Indian skipper called Zak a match-winner, a person who always guides the young bowlers during tours and he tipped him to become the future bowling coach of the Indian
team.
"Yes I want all my bowlers to be fit,” said the calm and cool Mahendra Singh Dhoni when asked if Zaheer Khan’s absence will be felt during the Asia Cup.
“Zaheer is an excellent bowler, a match-winner and guides our bowlers whenever he is on tour. I suggest, whenever he chooses to retire, he should be given the responsibility of India's bowling coach," Dhoni added further.
Zaheer Khan, the 32-year-old http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739, is not part of the Indian squad that will play the quadrangular Asia Cup tournament. There are speculations that the duo has paid the price of their struggles
during the recently concluded tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746.
Zaheer had an unimpressive triangular Commonwealth Bank series in Australia last month, where the reverse swing bowler could claim only five wickets in four innings at an average of 39.40.
India’s new bowling coach, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Frederick-Sykes-c65697 Simmons' term expired. Owing to the poor performances
of the Indian bowlers during the Test and One-Day series, the BCCI decided not to extend Simmons' contract, bringing in Joe Dawes of Australia instead.
"I really do not know who recommended his name. I do not provide any inputs in such cases," said Dhoni when asked about Dawes' appointment.
What is surprising is that Dawes has not yet arrived in Dhaka to join the Men in Blue for their crucial Asia Cup opener against Sri Lanka.
When questioned about Dawes not being with the team, Dhoni promptly replied, "Honestly, I don't know when he is arriving. But I think he will be here for the Asia Cup. However, I can give no guarantee. As per my knowledge, I know he is coming here."
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