India team is in great form against England and WestIndies tour under the coach of Rahul Dravid but now VVS Laxman replaces his position.
BCCI takes this decision now from 18 August India is ready for the Zimbabwe tour where VVS Laxman becomes Head coach of the team.
The Indian cricket team is going to play the ODI series against Zimbabwe from 18 August. Man in Blue is led by KL Rahul and has left for India for this 3-match series.
VVS Laxman replaces Rahul Dravid on the Zimbabwe tour
It is worth noting that the Asia Cup 2022 is going to start on 27th August and the Zimbabwe tour (ZIM vs IND) will conclude on 22nd August. I
n such a situation, due to the short gap between the two, the board has decided to send different coaches.
Jay Shah told that Rahul Dravid will travel to the United Arab Emirates on 22 August with Team India to prepare for the Asia Cup.
Actually, the regular head coach of the Indian cricket team, Rahul Dravid has not accompanied Team India on the Zimbabwe tour.
In his absence, the BCCI has sent the head of the National Cricket Academy and former Indian batsman VVS Laxman on the tour with the responsibility of the head coach.
Even before this, Laxman was seen as the captain of the Indian team against Ireland.
VVS Laxman as Head coach and a squad of Team India
As we know that Rahul Dravid is not part of the team because of the Asia cup and this same reason applies to Rohit Sharma because this tour starts under the leadership of KL Rahul.
KL Rahul (capt), Rituraj Gaikwad, Shikhar Dhawan (vice-captain),
Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Deepak Hooda, Ishan Kishan (wk),
Sanju Samson (wk), Shardul Thakur, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav,
Deepak Chahar, Axar Patel, Famous Krishna, Avesh Khan, Mohammad Siraj.
This is a good time for young players to show their performance because many experienced players are not part of a team.