head of national cricket academy Plumbing Laxman BCCI secretary Jay Shah on Friday said that he will be India’s acting head coach for the upcoming tour of Zimbabwe as the turnaround time between the series and the Asia Cup, which begins in the UAE on August 27, is very short. “Yes, VVS Laxman will be in charge of the Indian team in Zimbabwe for the three-match ODI series. it’s not like that Rahul Dravid taking a break. The ODI series in Zimbabwe will conclude on August 22 and Dravid will reach UAE on August 23 with the Indian team. Since there is very little difference between the two events, Laxman will be in charge of the Indian team in Zimbabwe. PTI on Friday.
“Since only KL and Hooda are with the ODI team in Zimbabwe, it was logical that the head coach would be with the T20 team.”
Zimbabwe will play three ODIs in Harare on August 18, 20 and 22.
Shah also stated that KL Rahul And Deepak Hooda Will fly direct from Dubai to Harare as they are part of the Asia Cup team.
It has been a tradition in the BCCI that the second or A teams are always supervised by the head of the NCA and hence Laxman will be with the Indian team when the first team is at work elsewhere.
In June-July, when the Indian team was in the UK, Laxman was with the T20 team in Ireland, while Dravid was with the Test team in England.
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KL Rahul is returning to the national team after recovering from sports hernia surgery.
He was not initially considered part of the Zimbabwe squad, but since the medical team has deemed him fit, he is going to be with the team for three ODIs, which will be good practice for him ahead of the big ticket Asia Cup. . ,
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