Bharat Arun is an Indian former cricketer and coach who played first-class cricket for Tamil Nadu and represented India in a small number of international matches during the mid-1980s. He is more widely known for his subsequent career in coaching, particularly as a bowling coach with the Indian national cricket team.
| Full name | Bharat Arun |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Role | Right-arm medium-fast bowler; later coach |
| Domestic team | Tamil Nadu |
| International debut | 1986 (for India) |
| Notable coaching role | Bowling coach, India national cricket team |
Arun rose through the domestic circuit in Tamil Nadu, where he established himself as a useful seam bowler and lower-order batter in the Ranji Trophy. He was a contemporary of several India cricketers of the 1980s and earned selection to the national side largely on the strength of his consistent first-class performances.
Arun made his international debut for India in 1986, playing a brief stint in Tests and One Day Internationals. His international career was short, but he continued to play domestic cricket for Tamil Nadu for several seasons. After retirement from active cricket, he transitioned into coaching, drawing on his understanding of pace and seam bowling.
Arun became a recognised coaching figure within Indian cricket, working at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru and with various age-group and senior teams. He coached the India Under-19 side and was associated with India A teams before moving into senior international coaching. He served as bowling coach of the senior India team during periods when Ravi Shastri held the head coaching role, contributing to the development of India's pace attack during a successful run in Test cricket, including overseas series performances.
Although his playing career at the international level was limited, Arun's longer-term contribution to Indian cricket has been through coaching. His tenure with the national team coincided with the emergence and consolidation of a fast-bowling group regarded as among the strongest in Indian cricket history.