VVS Laxman to stay Bengal batting marketing consultant, Laxmi Ratan Shukla returns as U-23 coach

The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) additionally retained veteran Arun Lal because the chief coach, whereas selling Sourasish Lahiri because the assistant coach of the senior facet. Former India batsman VVS Laxman (File Photo)HIGHLIGHTSCAB has prolonged VVS Laxman’s contract because the batting marketing consultant of Bengal Ranji staffLaxmi Ratan Shukla has been appointed coach of the Under-23 teamCAB additionally retained Arun Lal because the chief coachFormer Indian batsman VVS Laxman was retained because the batting marketing consultant of Bengal, whereas Laxmi Ratan Shukla was appointed as Under-23 coach, marking his return to cricket six years after he joined politics.

It will probably be a second innings of types for the previous Bengal skipper and allrounder Shukla, who had retired from all types of cricket to affix Trinamool Congress in 2016.Shukla had grow to be an MLA from Howrah (North) and later he served because the sports activities minister underneath Aroop Biswas.Shukla was later made the Howrah district president of TMC however simply earlier than the final Assembly Polls he stepped down from the publish and give up politics to “concentrate more on cricket”.“Let’s work together. Looking forward,” the 40-year-old stated about his return to cricket.Making a sequence of bulletins within the build-up to the season, the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) additionally retained veteran Arun Lal because the chief coach, whereas selling Sourasish Lahiri because the assistant coach of the senior facet.Former Bengal speedster Shib Shankar Paul was appointed because the bowling coach for all of the Bengal squads.“On behalf of the Association, I wish the Former Cricketers who have been given newer responsibilities all the best and am confident that they would be able to use their wealth of experience to help Bengal Cricket earn laurels in the forthcoming domestic season,” CAB president Avishek Dalmiya stated in an announcement.In ladies’s cricket, Rituparna Roy could be the pinnacle coach whereas Charanjit Singh could be the assistant coach of the Bengal senior staff.“We have made some new appointments keeping in mind their merit and talents. We want Bengal cricket to shine and we have made changes that we deemed fit to that end,” stated CAB Secretary Snehashis Ganguly.“We wish the new appointees all the best and hope they can get the best out of the various Bengal teams.”Click right here for IndiaImmediately.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.