Domestic stalwart Sitanshu Kotak named head coach for India A collection vs New Zealand

Former home cricketer Sitanshu Kotak might be accountable for India A’s collection in opposition to New Zealand A, which begins on September 1.

File picture of Priaynk Panchal – captain of the A aspect. (Courtesy: PTI)

HIGHLIGHTSIndia A might be taking over New Zealand A on a three-match Test collectionSairaj Bahutule might be within the teaching employees as properlyPriyank Panchal has been named because the captain of the workforce.

Indian home cricket stalwart Sitanshu Kotak has been named as the top coach of the India A workforce within the upcoming collection in opposition to New Zealand A, which begins on September 1. Kotak was named as the top coach within the absence of VVS Laxman who needed to substitute Rahul Dravid after the latter contracted Covid-19 forward of the Asia Cup.

Former India leg spinner Sairaj Bahutule will be a part of Kotak within the teaching employees for the three Test matches in Bengaluru and Hubbali, and three one dayers in Chennai.

The BCCI now has a pool of coaches employed beneath the aegis of NCA and they’re rotated throughout assignments of A, Emerging (U20) and U19 groups.

At instances, they’re additionally despatched on overlapping senior workforce assignments, like Kotak was in Ireland and Hrishikesh Kanitkar was in Zimbabwe.

Kanitkar is prone to oversee the U-23 Emerging Intra NCA event

The BCCI have named a powerful Indian workforce for the New Zealand collection with Priyank Panchal because the captain and KS Bharat because the wicket keeper of the aspect. Emerging Indian Premier League stars have been proven religion by the board as properly, with Ruturaj Gaikwad, Umran Malik getting picked into the 16-member squad.

India A Squad

Priyank Panchal (Captain), Abhimanyu Easwaran, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Tilak Varma, KS Bharat (wk), Upendra Yadav (wk), Kuldeep Yadav, Saurabh Kumar, Rahul Chahar, Prasidh Krishna, Umran Malik, Mukesh Kumar, Yash Dayal, Arzan Nagwaswalla

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