As to the Champions match against England and the limited-overs series, Sitanshu Kotak, a former batsman for Saurashtra, was named India’s new batting coach on Thursday.
Ahead of the limited-overs series and Champions match against England, Sitanshu Kotak, a former batsman for Saurashtra, was named India’s new batting coach on Thursday. Kotak previously served as India A’s head coach. In November of last year, he managed the India A team’s visit to Australia. In addition, he served as the head coach of the Indian squad during their August 2023 tour to Ireland while Rahul Dravid was away. The team’s leader in this series was Jasprit Bumrah.
Abhishek Nair fell short of expectations
In light of the Indian team’s upcoming activities, Sitashu Kotak was selected by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). In actuality, the Indian squad just lost to Australia and New Zealand in the Test series. After the Indian batsmen’s poor performance during this period, Abhishek Nair, the assistant coach, came under fire.
During the Australia tour, the failings of the Indian batting order were made clear
Kotak, 52, has long served as the National Cricket Academy’s batting coach. He has accompanied the senior and A teams on tours. “It is evident that Abhishek Nair is not providing assistance to the players,” a senior BCCI official stated. The players have faith in Kotak, who has been the batting coach for many years. Virat Kohli continued to lose wickets on balls that went outside the off stump in Australia, exposing the Indian batsmen’s technical flaws. In domestic cricket, Kotak has amassed over 8000 runs, including 15 hundreds.
The England vs. India series starts on January 22
Starting on January 22, the Indian squad will play England in a series of five Twenty20 and three One-Day International matches. Team India has a new batting coach before this series. It is anticipated that Indian players will perform better. Additionally, the source stated: “India Kotak typically stays with the A teams while a team is traveling on tour. He is a level three coach who formerly worked as VVS Laxman’s assistant. Last year, he coached India during their trip to Ireland. He can be sent wherever because he is an NCA employee. Team India will travel to Dubai for the Champions Trophy following
Kotak was selected by the BCCI at Rohit Sharma’s suggestion.
According to an ESPNcricinfo source, the BCCI had a review meeting last week following the Border-Gavaskar Trophy loss. Indian skipper Rohit Sharma suggested getting a batting coach during this time. It is believed that the decision to name Sitanshu Kotak as the batting coach was made in response to his suggestion. Let us inform you that Gautam Gambhir succeeded Rahul Dravid following the T20 World Cup 2024 victory. In addition to the former batsman, T. Dilip was named fielding coach, Abhishek Nair and Ryan Ten Doeschkat were named assistant coaches, and Morne Morkel was named bowling coach. But Team India’s batting display fell short of expectations. Sitanshu Kotak has now joined this coaching staff as well.