Zaheer Khan conducts specialised red-ball camp for fast bowlers at BCCI CoE

Key Highlights

• Zaheer Khan to the pacers from the high performance monitoring group,” the BCCI wrote on its X handle.
• “With this camp laying emphasis on red ball bowling, these players worked closely with the stalwart on technical skills and also heard first hand from him on developing other facets that are required to be successful in what is perhaps the most demanding discipline in cricket,” the said of the camp.
• Initiated by CoE’s Head of Cricket VVS Laxman, the camp is part of a broader strategy to involve legends in grooming “targeted players” — emerging prospects from India A and U-19 setups identified as future senior international roles.
• Participants included a batch of fast bowlers from various state associations and high-performance monitoring groups who are currently on the national selectors’ radar.
• This initiative comes amid a need for a full-time fast-bowling coach at the CoE after Troy Cooley’s tenure ended in December 2025.