National Cricket Academy coaches Sitanshu Kotak, Sairaj Bahutule and Munish Bali will be part of India The cricket team’s support staff, led by VVS Laxman, on a short tour of Ireland later this month.
Kotak, who has previously been a part of the India A set, will be the batting coach, while Bali and Bahutule, who were part of the victorious Under-19s, will be the batting coach. World Fielding and bowling have been assigned to the Cup campaign in the Caribbean earlier this year.
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NCA chief Laxman will coach the team in Ireland with the games to be held in Malahide on June 26 and June 28.
With head coach Rahul Dravid and the team’s other senior support staff leaving for England with the Test squad later this week, the trio of Bali, Kotak and Bahutule have already joined the squad that is currently playing at home. playing in South Africa.
“After the departure of senior support staff for the England tour, Bali, Bahutule and Kotak will take over for the remaining T20Is against South Africa in Rajkot and Bengaluru.
A BCCI official said, “He has been in the limited overs team for some time and by the time the senior support staff leaves for England, he will be ready for the job.
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The squad for the Ireland series has not been announced yet. The short tour coincides with the tour of England where India is supposed to have a rescheduled fifth Test against England from 1 July. India lead the series 2-1.
Before this, India will play a four-day warm-up match against Leicestershire from June 24 to 27.
India will mainly field a team of T20 specialists against Ireland, but a full-strength squad is expected for the white ball leg of the England tour which includes three T20Is and as many ODIs from 7 July.
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