Thus, LSG is looking for Gambhir's successor. If the talks materalise, Zaheer -- the ODI World Cup winner -- could become Lucknow's mentor and also provide his expertise to the bowlers. Morne Morkel, LSG's bowling coach, also vacated the post recently after being roped in as India's bowling coach on newly-appointed head coach Gambhir's recommendation. If Zaheer comes into the picture, the veteran will be a key interlocutor for players and the management of the franchise. Interestingly, Zaheer's name had cropped up as a likely candidate to become India's next bowling coach after the resignation of the Rahul Dravid-led coaching staff. However, Morkel pipped the former Indian speedster. The South African will join the Indian squad ahead of their home Tests versus Bangladesh, starting Sep 19.  In the Lucknow setup, Zaheer will collaborate with head coach Justin Langer and also join a strong team of coaches, including Adam Voges, Lance Klusener, and Jonty Rhodes, etc. In addition, there are talks of another prominent coach joining the Sanjiv Goenka-owned franchise. Nonetheless, the details are not fully clear. Zaheer represented India in 92 Tests, 200 ODIs and 17 T20Is, accounting for 311, 282 and 17 wickets, respectively. In addition, he played 100 IPL games, representing many franchises such as Mumbai Indians (MI), Delhi Daredevils (DD), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), etc. Currently, the India great is the Global Head of Cricket Development at the MI camp since 2022.