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Director of National Cricket Academy VVS Laxman BCCI Secretary Jay Shah said will be acting head coach of India for the upcoming tour to Zimbabwe as there is only a short time left between the series and the Asian Cup which kicks off on August 27 in the UAE, BCCI secretary Jay Shah said on Friday. “Yes, VVS Laxman will be in charge of the India team in Zimbabwe for the three-match ODI series. It’s not like it’s like. Rahul Dravid are resting. The ODI series in Zimbabwe ends on August 22 and Dravid with the Indian team will travel to the UAE on August 23. As there is little gap between the two events, Laxman will be in charge of the Indian team in Zimbabwe”. BCCI secretary Shah told PTI on Friday.
“Since only KL and Hooda are there with the ODI team in Zimbabwe, it makes sense that the head coach would be with the T20 team.”
Three ODIs in Zimbabwe will be broadcast in Harare on August 18, 20 and 22.
Shah also announced that KL Rahul and Deepak Hooda will fly directly from Dubai to Harare as they are part of the World Cup team.
The convention in BCCI is that the second chain or team A is always supervised by the head of the NCA and hence Laxman will be with the Indian team when the first team is assigned elsewhere.
When the India team was in the UK in June-July, Laxman was with the T20 team in Ireland while Dravid was on the Test team in the UK.
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He was not originally supposed to be part of the Zimbabwe team but since the medical team has deemed him a good fit, he will join the team for three ODIs, which would be a good move for him ahead of the match. Asian Cup big ticket .
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