Following Gautam Gambhir's appointment as India's head coach, former seamers Zaheer Khan and Lakshmipathy Balaji are being considered for the bowling coach position, according to sources.
Zaheer has picked up 311 Test wickets in 92 matches and overall 610 scalps in 309 international matches across all formats for Men in Blue.
He is considered one of the greatest left-arm pacers to have played the sport.
Balaji has represented Team India in eight Test matches where he has managed to snap 27 wickets at an average of 37.18. On the other hand, he has bagged 34 wickets in 30 ODIs at an average of 39.52.
BCCI discussing the names of Zaheer Khan and Lakshmipathy Balaji for the position of bowling coach
Zaheer, one of India's most decorated fast bowlers of all time with 610 international wickets, is a 2011 World Cup winner, finishing as its leading wicket-taker.
Gautam Gambhir highly values Zaheer Khan's 21 wickets in the 2011 World Cup, often ranking them above Sachin Tendulkar's 482 runs and Yuvraj Singh's 362 runs and 15 wickets.