The coach of the Indian Under-19 team will change for the T20 World Cup 2026, this veteran Indian will be the new coach in place of Hrishikesh Kanitkar.

Team India: The performance of the Indian Under-19 team was excellent in the Asia Cup 2025, but the lack of experience was clearly visible in the final. There was pressure on the Indian team to win the final and the Indian team failed in it. Indian team coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar failed to read the pitch during the final, while he also could not motivate the young players to play under pressure.

To avoid this mistake, BCCI can change the name of its coach in the ICC Under-19 T20 World Cup 2026. BCCI can appoint a player as coach, who has experience and knows how to motivate the team under pressure.

VVS Laxman can be the new coach of Team India

VVS Laxman, former veteran player of the Indian team, is at the forefront of this race. VVS Laxman is currently in NCA and is working with the young players, but in a big tournament like the T20 World Cup, the Indian Under-19 team will need an experienced coach, who can provide experience to the young players and teach them to maintain composure under pressure.

VVS Laxman was recently approached by BCCI for the post of coach. BCCI wants VVS Laxman to coach India in Test format, but he has refused, but he can be seen as the head coach of the Indian team in the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2026.

VVS Laxman has been able to coach for India A many times. The Indian team has not lost any series till now under the coaching of VVS Laxman.

Team India lost due to poor coaching in Under-19 and Rising Stars

The Indian team has recently faced defeat in the Rising Stars Asia Cup 2025 and Under-19 Asia Cup 2025. During this period, India had performed extremely well in the league matches of both the tournaments. Although India had to face defeat in the semi-finals of Rising Stars, during this time the coach of the Indian team was Sunil Joshi and due to his poor decisions in the Super Over, Team India had to face defeat.

After this, the Indian team played the Under-19 Asia Cup 2025 and won the league matches one-sidedly, but in the final, Team India could not bear the pressure, the Indian team decided to bowl first on the pitch which batted first and when Pakistan scored 348 runs, the hands and legs of the Indian team started trembling and due to lack of experience, the young batsmen of Team India kept losing their wickets in the attempt to score runs fast, in the end India lost by 190 runs. Had to face.