By Ravi - Jul 31, 2025 02:21 PM
Former India bowling coach Bharat Arun has been appointed as the bowling coach of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) ahead of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL). IANS had reported on Wednesday that Arun is set to join LSG after completing a four-year stint at Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
It is an honour for me to join Lucknow Super Giants, a franchise that exudes professionalism, ambition and vision at every level. My conversations with Dr. Sanjiv Goenka and the management have been extremely encouraging - there is a clear intent to invest in young Indian talent and build a long-term legacy, Arun said in a statement released by the franchise. Arun joined KKR ahead of the 2022 season, where he was a member of the franchise's 2024 IPL-winning team. He has worked with the Indian team twice as a bowling coach - from 2014 to 2015, and from 2017 to the 2021 T20 World Cup, where he played a key role in shaping the fast bowling revolution in the men's team.
One of the best in the business. He is now a Super Giant 💙 pic.twitter.com/9tTHsvoe6o
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) July 30, 2025
Bharat Arun now joins the LSG coaching set-up, which currently comprises mentor Zaheer Khan, head coach Justin Langer and assistant coach Lance Klusener. “What excites me most is the long-term development outlook. LSG has invested in a young, talented and dynamic group of Indian fast bowlers — Akashdeep, Avesh Khan, Mayank Yadav, Prince Yadav, Mohsin Khan and Akash Singh — and I see immense potential in each of them.
Arun, who has played two Tests and four ODIs for India, said, "My goal is to mold them into a cohesive, fearless and strategically dynamic team that can challenge the best batting order in the world." Arun was part of the Indian team that won the Men's Under-19 World Cup in Australia in 2012 and has also coached Tamil Nadu, Bengal and Hyderabad teams in domestic cricket. Arun was also the bowling coach of Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL from 2015 to 2017. LSG, captained by Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant, failed to make it to the playoffs of IPL 2025 and finished seventh.
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