Bharat Arun (; born 14 December 1962), is a former Indian

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er and bowling coach for the

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, and the current bowling coach for the

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Playing career

Arun was a medium pacer and an attacking lower order batsman. In the semifinal of the 1986/87

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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

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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

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. 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 (after slipping and falling down, to some hilarity, when he ran in to bowl his first ball). 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

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team that won the

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in 1987/88. He announced his retirement from first-class cricket in November 1993.

Coaching

Arun began his coaching career with Tamil Nadu in 2002. He served as the Indian bowling coach from 2014 to 2015, then again from 16 July 2017 until the end of the

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. The latter appointment was unusual as

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had already been announced in that position, but the new Indian coach Ravi Shastri pushed for a more experienced head bowling coach, with Khan instead taking up a role as bowling consultant. In January 2022, Arun was appointed as bowling coach for the Kolkata Knight Riders.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arun, Bharat Indian cricketers India One Day International cricketers India Test cricketers Tamil Nadu cricketers South Zone cricketers Tamil sportspeople Living people 1962 births Cricketers from Vijayawada Indian cricket coaches