Given the situation, it does look like Shastri's wish to have Bharat Arun as a full-time bowling coach will be accepted. And the way the contract is likely to shape, it will be difficult for Zaheer to accept the role of a consultant on a tour-to-tour basis," a top BCCI official told TOI late on Thursday. Once Zaheer sees the contract, he can decide for himself whether he wants to stay with the team full-time. He doesn't mind Zaheer as a consultant but Arun has more technical experience in ironing out flaws," the source added. Zaheer can be groomed to become a proper bowling coach," the source reckoned.

Source: Times of India July 14, 2017 03:12 UTC