VVS Laxman to oversee India's preparation for Test series against England in Gambhir's absence
Cricket icon VVS Laxman will oversee the Indian team's preparation for the first Test against England in the absence of head coach Gautam Gambhir, media reports said.
According to media reports, Gambhir left for India just ahead of the start of the first Test to tend to his mother's ill health.
Laxman, who heads the National Cricket Academy (NCA), is already in London ahead of India Under-19s’ month-long tour of the United Kingdom, reported RevSportz.
Apart from serving the academy, Laxman also acts as the coach of the Under-19 and A teams
In Gambhir’s absence, he also guided a second-string India team in a T20 series in South Africa late last year, the news portal reported.
It is still not clear when Gambhir will join the Indian squad.India will take on England in the five-match Test series under new captain Shubman Gill.
The team will be heavily dependent on young batters like Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant in absence of stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, who retired from Tests ahead of the England series.
The series will begin in Leeds on June 20.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
Related Articles
Jadeja, Siraj attain career-best positions in ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings
India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja’s standout performance in the first match of their ICC World Test Championship series against the West Indies in Ahmedabad has helped him reach a career-best 25th position in the ICC Men’s Test Batting Rankings.
India clinch 88-run win over Pakistan in ICC Women's Cricket World Cup
India clinch 88-run win over Pakistan in ICC Women's Cricket World Cup
India's tour to Australia: Shubman Gill replaces Rohit Sharma as ODI skipper
The selectors of the Board of Control for Cricket in India on Saturday named Shubman Gill as the new skipper of the Indian ODI team, replacing Rohit Sharma.
Women's Cricket World Cup: Hannah Rowe approved as replacement for Flora Devonshire in New Zealand squad
The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 has approved Hannah Rowe as a replacement for Flora Devonshire in the New Zealand squad.
Latest News
Ex-IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath evaluates Trump's tariff imposition move, calls overall impact ‘negative’
Italy's ruling party proposes nationwide ban on burqa, face coverings in public
'India was only united under Aurangzeb': Pak Minister Khawaja Asif sparks row with provocative remark
Scooter explosion in Kanpur market injures 6, forensic probe underway
