J Arunkumar, a heavyweight within the home circuit within the Nineteen Nineties and 2000s, has been appointed because the assistant batting coach of five-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians.
A right-handed opening batsman and a veteran of over 100 first-class video games, Arunkumar represented Karnataka within the Indian home circuit for 16 years from 1993 to 2008.
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Arun has beforehand gained consecutive titles as Karnataka’s batting coach within the Ranji Trophy, Irani Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy in 2013–14 and 2014–15.🏆
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After retirement, he turned to teaching, and was the batting coach of the Karnataka crew once they gained back-to-back titles within the Ranji Trophy, Irani Cup and Vijay Hazare Trophy within the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons.
His teaching resume additionally consists of stints within the IPL, as head coach of Puducherry for the 2019–20 season and as head coach of the USA nationwide cricket crew from 2020.
Over the previous 15 years, Mumbai Indians have emerged as probably the most constant franchise with seven titles, together with a file 5 trophies within the IPL and two Champions League T20 titles.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
