Rahul Dravid, India’s coach, has been given a break of some days and VVS Laxman will coach the Indian staff on their tour of Zimbabwe. Rahul’s assist workers members Vikram Rathour, the batting coach, and Paras Mhambrey, the bowling coach, too have been rested and Laxman may have the previous leg spinner Sairaj Bahutule and Hrishikesh Kanitkar as his deputies. Dravid will be part of the staff for the Asia Cup later this month.
Barring the break throughout the IPL, Dravid has been on the street for nine-and-half months and 5 collection since he took over final November.
The BCCI secretary Jay Shah confirmed the choice to The Indian Express. “VVS Laxman will be traveling with the Indian team to Zimbabwe. We have decided to give Rahul a few days’ break. As the Indian team for Asia Cup will be traveling on August 20, it would have been impossible for him to travel from Zimbabwe to Dubai. As a result Laxman will be the Indian team coach,” Shah advised this newspaper.
Laxman is the chief of National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru. It’s not the primary time Laxman can be touring as coach with the Indian staff. He was on obligation throughout India’s tour of Ireland adopted by one T20 sport in opposition to England. With the Indian staff taking part in again to again collection, the BCCI can be going forward with this new components of utilizing Laxman from time to time.
The Indian staff can be taking part in three ODIs in Harare on August 18, 20 and 22. The BCCI is sending a second string staff, led by KL Rahul, who was declared match by the Indian board medical staff. BCCI secretary Shah in his assertion had said, “The BCCI Medical Team has assessed KL Rahul and cleared him to play in the upcoming three-match ODI series in Zimbabwe. The All-India Senior Selection Committee has appointed him the captain of the side and named Shikhar Dhawan as his deputy.”
Players like Rahul, Deepak Hooda, Avesh Khan, Axar Patel will be part of the Indian staff for Asia Cup on the conclusion of three-ODI collection.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
