Akram, 43, is expected to have a meeting with franchise owner Shah Rukh Khan and other members on the Kolkata Knight Riders interview panel including Sourav Ganguly, former India captain. The meeting is expected to take place early next week.

Apart from Wright and Akram, other prominent coaches in the run for the assignment are Richard Pybus and Duncan Fletcher.

Akram, who is regarded as one of the finest left-arm pacers in the history of world cricket, is a busy television commentator. That is why it is difficult for him to take out time for a full-time coaching assignment, said the source.