The Indian staff can have a week-long preparatory camp in Mumbai from Monday forward of the sequence towards New Zealand with out Rahul Dravid, who will likely be with the T20 squad. In one other essential growth, VVS Laxman will exchange Dravid because the Head of Cricket on the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru.
The Indian Express understands that Ravindra Jadeja had requested for just a few days extra relaxation and he’s prone to be part of the Indian camp later. The Indian board hasn’t stored any safe bio-bubble for the camp however have suggested gamers to not enterprise out and take precaution by not getting into crowded locations.
It’s been a very long time for the reason that BCCI has carried out a camp forward of a sequence. The Test staff for 2 Tests towards New Zealand, in Kanpur and Mumbai from November 25, has already been introduced. Ajinkya Rahane will lead within the first Test whereas Virat Kohli will return to captain within the second Test after a short break.
Apart from Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara (vice-captain), Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill, two wicket-keepers Wriddhiman Saha and KS Bharat, off-spinner Jayant Yadav, pacers Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav and Prasidh Krishna have been requested to report back to Mumbai for the camp.
“With no red-ball cricket happening in the country, the BCCI felt it would be good if the players get some practice with the red ball before going for a Test in Kanpur. The BCCI was earlier planning to keep it in Bengaluru but as the team was about to fly from Mumbai to Kanpur, the camp was shifted here,” sources within the BCCI knowledgeable.
These gamers will likely be monitored by coaches and trainers of NCA, who will report back to Dravid.
Laxman to exchange Dravid at NCA
Former India batsman VVS Laxman is all set to exchange Dravid as Head of Cricket on the NCA. Laxman was earlier hesitant to take over the job, nonetheless, sources within the Indian board knowledgeable that Dravid has satisfied Laxman to come back on board. The Indian board is now engaged on the financial facet with Laxman.
It is learnt that Laxman has now parted methods with the IPL franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad too. Laxman didn’t reply to the textual content message despatched by this paper.
The Indian board needed a high-profile identify to exchange Dravid and felt Laxman could be greatest appropriate. Laxman has been a part of varied teaching assignments earlier than too. Apart from commentary, he has been a part of the teaching set-up with SRH in IPL and was additionally the batting guide to the Bengal staff within the home championship.
Meanwhile, the BCCI has requested former India spinner Sairaj Bahutule, former Saurashtra batsman Sitanshu Kotak and former Assam participant Subhadeep Ghosh to be within the teaching set-up with India A staff on the tour of South Africa.
