The 43-year-old former left-arm pacer said that he will teach the young bowlers how to develop their muscles.

'This is their growing phase and this is the right time to build muscles and strengthen their bones. Injuries will be a part and parcel of a fast bowler's life, you can't stop it. But if you have strong muscles you can cut down on the number of injuries,' he said.

Along with Akram, GCPE appointed T.A Sekar as the Chief Technical Consultant and Ramji Srinivasan as the Chief Advisor, Sports Fitness.

Nine trainees will be groomed by Akram at Modern School, Vasant Vihar. He will come back again in October to re-asses their progress.

Asked whether he would like to be a full-time coach, Akram said: 'Full-time coaching is not my cup of tea. I don't have the patience it requires. I can just help them and this is the only way I can give back something to the game.'