National Cricket Academy coaches Sitanshu Kotak, Sairaj Bahutule and Munish Bali will be part of the Indian cricket team’s support staff, led by former legend VVS Laxman, on a brief tour of Ireland later this month. Kotak has been a part of the India A team system in the past as well. He will be the batting coach, while Bali and Bahule have been assigned the fielding and bowling duties respectively.
Both of them were part of the India-19 team’s World Cup campaign in the West Indies earlier this year. National Cricket Academy (NCA) chief Laxman will be the head coach of the Indian team on the Ireland tour. On this tour, the Indian team has to play two matches on 28 and 28 June. Head coach Rahul Dravid along with other senior support members will leave for England with the Test team later this week.
The trio of Bali, Kotak and Bahule have already joined the team playing the ongoing T20 International series against South Africa. A BCCI official told PTI, “Bali, Kotak and Bahutule will be responsible for the national team during the last two matches of the ongoing T20 International series (Rajkot and Bengaluru) against South Africa after the senior associate members left for the tour of England. Will be.
He said, “They are already in the limited overs team and they will be ready for their role when the senior support members go to England.” with the tour of England. The Indian team is leading 2-1 in the Test series against England and the fifth match of the series will take place from July 1.
Before this match, the team will play a warm-up match against Leicestershire from June 24 to 27. India will mainly field a team of T20 specialists against Ireland, but a strong Indian team will take the field in the limited overs series to be played on the tour of England. Starting on July 7, the series will consist of three Tests and as many T20Is.