Mumbai, Aug 24: India’s legendary pacer Zaheer Khan is likely to join the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) as their mentor ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season, according to PTI. Earlier, the former India cricketer was part of the Mumbai Indians (MI) as the head of global development and before that he held the position of director of cricket for the franchise from 2018-2022.As a player, Zaheer has featured in 100 IPL games as part of three franchises — MI, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Daredevils across 10 seasons, claiming 102 wickets at an economy of 7.59.
“Zaheer Khan is in talks with Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) for a mentorship role with the franchise keen on bringing in a top former India player well-versed with T20 cricket to have a strong presence within their coaching setup following the departure of Gautam Gambhir,” a report in ESPNcricinfo said.
“Apart from the role of mentor, LSG are also keen on giving Zaheer a wider profile that will mean involvement with the scouting and player-development programmes during the off season.”