India’s new bowling consultant Zaheer Khan will be offered a contract of 150 days per season, informed Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) member Sourav Ganguly. “Zaheer was contacted for 150 days per year,” Ganguly told reporters at Eden Gardens. Zaheer reportedly did not wish to commit more than 100 days but with CAC insisting, it is now a done deal for 150 days. Fresh controversy started when reports emerged yesterday that Shastri was unhappy with the appointment of Zaheer as bowling coach as he wanted to bring his trusted man Bharat Arun for the job. Reports in some quarters claimed the Committee of Administrators (CoA) felt that the CAC, comprising Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman went out of their ambit in picking the coach.

Source: Hindustan Times July 14, 2017 14:03 UTC