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New Delhi: Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram is all set to be appointed as the bowling consultant of IPL outfit Kolkata Knight Riders.
Though the Knight Riders' management continues to remain tightlipped on the matter, sources have told a news channel that Akram will be working closely with the fast bowlers of the Knight Riders in the third edition of the tournament next year.
The news of Akram's appointment comes close on the heels of the appointment of Former Pakistan coach Richard Pybus as the head coach of the outfit.
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Pybus was with the Pakistan cricket team during the 1999 World Cup.
Akram will join the Kolkata Knight Riders' camp, which begins in Gurgaon from October 1.
"He will join the KKR camp at Gurgaon to oversee the proceedings," former KKR skipper Sourav Ganguly said at the Eden Gardens here on Tuesday.
However, as Akram will be busy doing commentary for the ongoing Champions trophy, where the final is slated for October 5, he will join the camp only in the later stages.
The camp is scheduled to continue till October 8. Till Akram joins, Ganguly will be in charge of the camp.
However, leading Bengal players are unlikely to attend the camp as the cricket Association Bengal has organised a Challengers tournament to give some match practice to the players ahead of the gruelling season. Thus, Laxmi Rattan Shukla, Wriddhiman Saha, Ashok Dinda, Sourav Sarkar, Eklakh Ahmed and Avik Chowdhury will miss the camp.
