जिम्बाब्वे दौरे और एशियन गेम्स के लिए टीम इंडिया के कोचिंग स्टाफ में फेरबदल, इस दिग्गज को बड़ी जिम्मेदारी – vvs laxman replace gautam gambhir as india head coach zimbabwe series asian games 2026 tspoa
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had announced a 15-member team a day earlier for the three-match series against Zimbabwe. Now a big update has also come out regarding the coaching staff of the team. Gautam Gambhir will not go with Team India on the Zimbabwe tour and VVS Laxman will play the role of head coach in his place.
Former Indian cricketer and Center of Excellence (CoE) head VVS Laxman will take over as the head coach of the Indian team in the Zimbabwe tour as well as the Asian Games 2026. According to the Times of India report, due to India’s busy international schedule Gautam Gambhir It has been decided to divide the coaching responsibilities between K. and Laxman.
Gautam Gambhir is currently present with the Indian team on the England tour. Just a few days after the end of the series against England team india Has to take the field against Zimbabwe. In such a situation, instead of sending Gambhir on different tours continuously, it has been decided to hand over the responsibility of the Zimbabwe series to Laxman.
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VVS Laxman will not handle the responsibility of Team India alone. According to the report. Former Indian cricketer Hrishikesh Kanitkar will be given the responsibility of batting coach, while former spinner Sunil Joshi will play the role of bowling coach. The report has claimed that this trio of Laxman, Kanitkar and Joshi can also be a part of the coaching staff of the Indian team in the white ball series against Bangladesh after the Zimbabwe series and the Asian Games.
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Team India’s busy international schedule is considered to be the biggest reason behind giving the responsibility to VVS Laxman in place of Gautam Gambhir. The series against Zimbabwe will start from July 23. The Indian team’s tour of England will end a few days before this. The Asian Games 2026 is to be held in Japan from 19 September to 4 October.
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During this period, West Indies team will be on India tour. Three ODI and five T20 matches are to be played between India and West Indies from 27 September to 17 October. Due to conflict in the dates of Asian Games and West Indies Series, it will not be possible for Gautam Gambhir to be with both the Indian teams. In such a situation, Laxman will take charge of the Indian team in the Asian Games, while Gambhir will remain with the senior team in the home series against West Indies.
During the tenure of Gautam Gambhir, the Indian team has won two big ICC titles. Team India won the Champions Trophy 2025 and T20 World Cup 2026 titles under his coaching. However, after the T20 World Cup, there has been a decline in the performance of Team India. India faced a 0-2 clean sweep in the two-match T20 series against Ireland. After this, the Indian team lost in the second T20I match played against England in Manchester.
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