5 Indian cricketers who could be India's next bowling coach

#3 Ajit Agarkar

Agarkar was one of India’s best ODI bowlers

A protege of Ramakant Achrekar, who also coached Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli, Ajit Agarkar made a dream entry into world cricket, emerging as the then quickest bowler to 50 wickets in ODIs, a feat which he achieved in just 23 games.

Having donned the national jersey in more than 200 international matches, Agarkar’s ability to swing the new ball and procure reverse swing in the later stages of the game made him an asset to the Indian team. One of the pacer’s best performances came in 2003 when he troubled the Australian batsmen consistently and picked up 16 wickets in the Test series.

Agarkar tasted better success in ODIs when compared to the longer format of the game and ended his career with 288 ODI wickets to his name. Currently, he occupies the third place in the list of India’s highest wicket takers (ODIs) and also has the distinction of being one of the few Indian cricketers to score a century at the iconic Lord’s cricket ground.

An immensely capable batsman, something that is not quite suggested by his batting average, Agarkar holds the record for the fastest 50 by an Indian in ODIs .

Born in Mumbai, Agarkar debuted for Mumbai at the age of 20 and went on to represent them in the Ranji scenario for 16 years and retired in 2013 after leading them to a title victory that year. An abundant amount of experience with him, Agarkar could well be a good influence on the young Indian bowlers in the near future.