Former Indian pacer joins his name with IPL: Will work as Bowling coach for Sunrisers Hyderabad
Indian Premier League franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad announced on Monday that Varun Aaron is appointed their bowling coach for the 2026 season of the tournament.
Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday appointed former India pacer Varun Aaron as their bowling coach for the 2026 IPL season. Aaron will take over from former New Zealand left-arm quick James Franklin.
“A fiery addition to our coaching staff! Welcome Varun Aaron as our new bowling coach,” the SRH announced on their X account.
Aaron had played nine Tests and as many ODIs for India between 2011 and 2015. Aaron’s last competitive match was a Vijay Hazare Trophy game for Jharkhand against Goa at Jaipur on January 5 earlier this year.
However, Aaron, who briefly worked as a coach alongside legendary Australian Glenn McGrath in his alma mater MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai last year, brought curtains down on his playing career after Jharkhand failed to enter the knockout stages of the domestic 50-over competition.
The 35-year-old had burst onto the scene as a young tearaway capable of crossing the 150 kmph mark and it earned him immediate attention from the selectors.