Even though there is still some time to go for the next season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) with the tournament set to be played in March-May 2025, the franchises are already planning for the forthcoming season. There is expected to be a mega-auction before IPL 2025 which makes it crucial for all the participating teams to get their tactics right not only on the playing field but also behind the scenes.
Some of the behind the scenes work include, finalising a good and bankable support staff, a thorough talent scouting process and finalising a direction as to where the team looks itself in the coming four-five year window. In sycn with that goal, the IPL franchise Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) are in reportedly in talks with a former India legend to be their mentor.
Notably, Gautam Gambhir used to be LSG's team mentor before IPL 2024 ahead of which he had joined Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). LSG, however, have not been able to fill that void. If a report carried by Cricbuzz is to be believed then LSG are trying to convince Zaheer Khan to come on board as their team mentor.
Zaheer Khan Will Get To Work With Team Of Coaches Headed By Justin Langer
If the deal goes through, Zaheer, a veteran of 92 Test matches and 200 ODIs for India, will get to work with a coaching staff headed by Justin Langer which also includes Adam Voyages, Lance Klusener and Jonty Rhodes among others woth another coach likely to join in, as claimed in the same report by the aforementioned website.
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India's leading wicket-taker during their victorious ICC ODI World Cup 2011 campaign, Zaheer, has rich coaching experience in the IPL and has worked with the Mumbai Indians (MI) franchise for several years. Apart from an impeccable international career, he represented Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals), Royal Challengers Bangalore (now Royal Challengers Bengaluru) and Mumbai Indians during his playing career.