Asian Games 2023: VVS Laxman, not Dravid, will be the head coach of Team India for the Asian Games. Former India batsman and current National Cricket Academy (NCA) president VVS Laxman will be the head coach of the Indian men’s team at the Asian Games 2023.
Hrishikesh Kanitkar interim head coach of the women’s team:-
Meanwhile, former all-rounder Hrishikesh Kanitkar will be the interim head coach of the women’s team for the same tournament.
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Laxman is currently overseeing a high-performance camp for India’s budding players at Alur near Bangalore.
Former Indian leg-spinner Sairaj Bahutule:-
Apart from Laxman, the Indian men’s team’s support staff for the Asiad will include former India leg-spinner Sairaj Bahutule as bowling coach and Munish Bali as fielding coach.
In the case of the Indian women’s team. The appointment of a new head coach and support staff has been postponed until the start of the new international domestic season in December.
Kanitkar, who played 2 Tests and 34 ODIs. Was in charge of the Indian women’s team for the Women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa in February.
Other members of the women’s team’s support staff will be:-
Apart from Kanitkar, Rajib Dutta (bowling coach) and Subhadeep Ghosh (fielding coach) will be the other members of the women’s team’s support staff.
The Asian Games will be held in Hangzhou, China from September 23 to October 8. The Indian men’s team will be led by Ruturaj Gaikwad, while the women’s team will be captained by Harmanpreet Kaur.
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However, she will miss the first two matches due to the suspension imposed on her by the ICC for her controversial behavior in Bangladesh.