Ahead of the white-ball series between India and England at home, The BCCI has appointed former Saurashtra veteran Sitanshu Kotak as the new batting coach for the Indian team.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to add former Saurashtra stalwart Sitanshu Kotak as the batting coach for the Indian team for the upcoming India vs England series at home. The Indian team will be playing five T20Is and three ODIs at home. This will be India’s first assignment after the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
The India vs England series is going to begin with a T20I at the Eden Gardens on January 22. The Indian team is going to report at Kolkata on January 18, and it has came to being known that a three day camp will be held in the eastern metropolis.
“Kotak will be joining the Indian team as a batting coach. The Indian team will be having a three day-camp in Kolkata and players will be reporting on January 18,” a source in the Indian board said.
The Indian team is currently guided by head coach Gautam Gambhir, assistant coach Abhishek Nayar , assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate, bowling coach Morne Morkel, and fielding coach T Dilip.
The roles of the support staff came under investigation after India’s tour to Australia, and it was even the topic of discussion during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy as well.
The reason behind deciding to add Kotak is not known as of now, however, the team management has asked for a specialist batting coach before moving any further. Sitanshu, a senior player from Saurashtra, had been batting coach of India A for a long time.
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