Bharat Arun Age, Wiki and Bio

Bharat Arun

Quick Info

ProfessionFormer Indian Cricketer
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth14/12/1962
Age61 years
BirthplaceVijayawada, Andhra Pradesh

Physical Stats & More

Height5’ 10”
Weight80 kg
Eye ColorBrown
Hair ColorSalt & Pepper

Personal Life

Zodiac SignSagittarius
HometownVijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
ReligionHinduism

Relationships & More

Marital StatusNot Known
WifeNot Known

Career

International Debut
Test17/12/1986 vs Sri Lanka at Kanpur
ODI24/12/1986 vs Sri Lanka at Kanpur
Coach/MentorNot Known
Domestic/State TeamTamil Nadu
Records/Achievements
main ones
  • In the semi-final of 1986/87 Duleep Trophy, Arun had scored 149 runs and had added as many as 221 runs for the seventh wicket along with W. V. Raman.
Career Turning PointHe was chosen to play for the Indian national cricket team after he claimed 3 wickets giving away just 113 runs in an Under-25 match against Sri Lanka in 1986/87. He had also scored 107 not out in the same match.

Favourites

Favourite CricketerBatsman: Sachin Tendulkar, Viv Richards, and Virat Kohli

Some Lesser Known Facts

Bharat Arun's smoking habits are not known.
Bharat Arun's alcohol consumption is not known.
Although born in Andhra Pradesh, Arun played for Tamil Nadu in first-class cricket.
His Test debut involved slipping on the delivery point during his first ball.
Arun played for the Accrington team in the Lancashire League.
His international career included 6 matches: 4 Tests and 2 ODIs.
After retiring as a player, Arun became the coach of Tamil Nadu in the early 2000s.
Tamil Nadu, under his coaching, reached the Ranji Trophy finals twice, losing to Mumbai once.
Tamil Nadu also won two Vijaya Hazare Trophies under his guidance.
Arun served as the coach for the Bengal team.
He coached the Indian U-19 team led by Unmukt Chand, which won the 2012 ICC U-19 World Cup.
In 2017, Arun became the assistant coach for Kings XI Punjab in the tenth edition of the Indian Premier League.
In mid-July 2017, Arun was appointed the Bowling Coach of the Indian Cricket team at Ravi Shastri's insistence, taking over from Zaheer Khan.