Varun Aaron to focus on coaching budding fast bowlers after ending first-class career
Varun Aaron, a pace bowler who never delivered on his promise during his nine-Test career, has gone into coaching after playing his last First-class game.After eight back stress breakdowns and three foot fractures during his nearly-15-year First-Class career, Aaron, who still clocks high 140kph, will team up with the legendary Glenn McGrath at the MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai. It’s a comeback of sorts having started as a tearaway quick at the institute as a teenager.
“I have been at the MRF foundation for the past 15 years, more in the capacity of a player. Considering I was going to call time on one format, the company MD (Rahul Mammen Mappillai) and I had a chat last year. I suggested that we upgrade our facilities and start a hunt for raw fast bowlers, which we did recently to feed...