While much of the glare is on Ravi and much talk on Virat Kohli as T20I captain, Bharat has been a critical cog of the Indian think tank and someone who has made a major difference in making this bowling unit a truly formidable one.
At the time when Bharat took over, workload management was just a term in Indian cricket. Sports science was just a concept. Under him, it turned from theory to practice. India started picking 20 wickets with serious consistency and Bharat deserves a lot of credit in bringing about this transformation.
With a decade and a half of coaching experience and having coached many of the current crop at the U-19 level, Arun had a natural advantage with Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav and the lot.
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“Bharat Arun has been a lot more than a bowling coach” - R Ashwin
Happy to play the role of strategist away from the limelight, Arun is leaving behind a serious legacy. Ravi Ashwin, one of India’s greatest match winners, said it beautifully when I spoke to him late last night -
As Bharat hands the baton, he is moving away a proud man. He has successfully fashioned a unit that can think of winning in any condition in any part of the world and pick 20 opposition wickets each time they play a Test match. That’s what he had set out to achieve when he got the job 4 years back.
Well done Bharat and well bowled.
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