Bharat Arun
Bharat Arun, is a former Indian Test cricketer and bowling coach for the India national cricket team, and the current bowling coach for the Lucknow Super Giants. Previously, he was served as a bowling coach of Kolkata Knight Riders for 4 IPL seasons.
Playing career
Arun was a medium pacer and an attacking lower order batsman. In the semifinal of the 1986/87 Duleep Trophy he hit 149 and added 221 for the seventh wicket with W. V. Raman as South Zone chased a West total of 516 for the first innings lead. A 107* for India Under-25 against the visiting Sri Lankans just before the selection of the side for the Tests against Sri Lanka won him a place in the side. He was part of the Indian under 19 team that toured Sri Lanka in 1979 under the captaincy of Ravi Shastri.He played two Test matches, both during the three-match series against Sri Lanka in 1986–87, with the 3 for 76 in his first match as his best bowling figures. He was part of India's side for the 1987 Sharjah Cup, and appeared in all of India's three matches without distinction. He was a part of the Tamil Nadu team that won the Ranji Trophy in 1987/88. He announced his retirement from first-class cricket in November 1993.