LUCKNOW, Sept. 19 -- Former Team India speedster and team mentor of Lucknow Super Giants Zaheer Khan has reportedly parted ways with the franchise after just one season. A report on a cricket website states that Zaheer informed LSG of his decision on Thursday. However, LSG's chief operating officer Vinay Chopra didn't confirm it, but said the former bowler's contract was for one year only. "I haven't seen the news about Zaheer parting ways with the side, but his contract was for one year only," he told HT. The news report said the reason for Zaheer's decision was that his vision for the franchise did not align with that of head coach Justin Langer and team owners. Zaheer's relationship with captain Rishabh Pant remains strong, but he was affected by the cluttered thinking, which played a role in LSG sliding down the points table in the second half of IPL 2025, the report adds. Zaheer had joined LSG in August 2024, filling the vacancy left by Gautam Gambhir's exit after IPL 2023. Gambhir had taken up the mentor role at Kolkata Knight Riders for IPL 2024 and has since become head coach of the Team India. Before that, Zaheer was with Mumbai Indians from 2018 to 2022. He had agreed to a two-year contract with LSG and had taken charge of scouting, planning and strategy. Having made the playoffs in their first two years in the IPL, 2022 and 2023, LSG could not reach the knockouts in the last two seasons. In 2025, they finished seventh with six wins from 14 games....