The Indian fans are waiting to watch Arjun Tendulkar in the upcoming tour to Sri Lanka of the India U-19 team. On the other hand, the Under-19 team’s new bowling coach Sanath Kumar said, “he will be like any other member of the team”.

A respectful coach in the domestic circuit, Kumar will guide the fresh cogs of the India U-19 team including Tendulkar Jr as Paras Mhambrey is on India ‘A’ duty in England. Ask him about how he would handle Arjun considering his selection had garnered a lot of attention, Kumar told PTI: “I don’t know about that as it’s not my area of concern but as a coach, all the boys are equal for me. For me, Arjun is no different from other kids. My job is to bring the best out of each and every one of them.”

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Kumar has earned a reputation for successfully coaching states like Assam to Ranji Trophy semi-finals, Andhra to Vijay Hazare semi-finals and now he will be coaching a national team for the second time. He said, “I worked as a coach with Indian women’s team in 2008 during their tour of England. This time I am contracted to work till the end of the U-19 Asia Cup in Bangladesh in October.”

Since the assignment will be more tournament based, the veteran coach has done his homework as to how he wants to help the young bowlers.

However, there are a few basic areas which he would have a close eye on. The coach said, “For any fast bowler, the more he can land the ball on the seam, the more effective he can be. So landing the ball on the seam and how to use the crease, bowling closer to the stumps are certain aspects I would like to focus during the camp.”

The camp for the U-19 team starts from July 1 at the NCA in Bengaluru.