Australia's head coach Justin Langer wants Kings XI Punjab's Mumbai-based wrist spinner Pradeep Sahu to help his side in the forthcoming T20I, Test and ODI series Down Under against India. Langer, the team's spin bowling coach — former India left-arm spinner S Sriram — and team manager Gavin Dovey have asked Sahu to be with the Australian side till next year's ODI World Cup in England.

Though Sahu, a former Haryana cricketer now playing club and office cricket in Mumbai and expecting a call to the Mumbai Ranji team, has not confirmed his availability to Cricket Australia, he is willing to help the side if time permits him to do so. "They want me to help Australian batsmen on how to judge spin and how to read the wrist position etc," Sahu told mid-day yesterday. He helped the Australian team against Pakistan in the UAE last August.