Kings XI Punjab were relentless in their approach during the IP auction in February this year. Owner Preity Zinta tried to sign almost every world class player whose name came up and in the end, ended up with a great team with Chris Gayle as the icing on the cake.

They are, however, not done yet. After naming Ravichandran Ashwin as the captain, they are set to announce former Indian pacer Venkatesh Prasad as the new bowling head coach of the team, according to Sportstar. This news comes after Prasad decided to step down as the selector of the All India Junior Selection Committee.

Having Prasad as the bowling coach will not only help the bowlers craft their skills, but also infuse them with a strong mentality. One can never really forget the former pace’s battle with Aamir Sohail as it depicted the kind of brawns that he had back in the day.

This is the type of aggression that Prasad can instill in the pacers—which really helps a fast bowler in more than one way. The former right-handed pacer took 196 wickets from 161 games during his playing career and, along with Javagal Srinath, was one of India’s finest pacers at the time.