IND vs ZIM LIVE: Hrishikesh Kanitkar Batting Coach: Team India will have a new batting coach on the Zimbabwe tour. As the first team coaching staff including head coach Rahul Dravid are on a break, India U-19 coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar will be batting coach for KL Rahul & Co. VVS Laxman will be the head coach on the Zimbabwe tour for three ODIs. Batting coach Vikram Rathour and bowling coach Paras Mhambrey are on a break and will join the team for Asia Cup 2022. Follow India vs Zimbabwe Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.
The Kanitkar-coached team won the U-19 World Cup last year under Yash Dhull’s captaincy. While on Ireland tour, Sitanshu Kotak was the batting coach for Hardik Pandya & Co, it will be Kanitkar’s maiden voyage with the senior team. Kotak, instead, will oversee the U-19 camp at the NCA in Bengaluru.
“He has done an excellent job with the U-19 team and that is why he has been elevated to the role for the Zimbabwe tour. It’s only good for both. The senior team will also benefit from Kanitkar’s expertise as a lot of players have worked with him at the NCA. Besides, VVS will be there. All the players have a great rapport with VVS,” a senior BCCI official told InsideSport.
IND vs ZIM LIVE: Not Vikram Rathour, India U-19 coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar to be batting coach for KL Rahul & Co in Zimbabwe, Check OUT
IND vs ZIM LIVE: Coaching staff for Zimbabwe Tour
- Head Coach: VVS Laxman
- Batting Coach: Hrishikesh Kanitkar
- Bowling Coach: Sairaj Bahutule
IND vs ZIM LIVE: All you need to know about India tour of Zimbabwe:
- Team India will play three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe starting August 18.
- This is the first time in 6 years that India will play Zimbabwe.
- India’s last tour to Zimbabwe was back in 2016.
- KL Rahul will take charge although Shikhar Dhawan was originally named the captain.
- KL Rahul has passed the fitness test and he has been asked to go to Zimbabwe as he hasn’t played any matches since IPL 2022.
- Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan are likely to join the squad directly in Harare on August 15.
- The ODI series is part of the ODI Super League. Although India are exempted as a host, it will have crucial points for Zimbabwe.
- VVS Laxman will be the head coach on the Zimbabwe tour.
- Rahul Dravid will be with the Asia Cup squad and will fly to Dubai on August 23.
IND vs ZIM LIVE: Not Vikram Rathour, India U-19 coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar to be batting coach for KL Rahul & Co in Zimbabwe, Check OUT
Head coach Rahul Dravid along with his support staff will join the squad on August 20 at the NCA for a short fitness camp before flying out to Dubai for the Asia Cup 2022 on August 23. Both Mhambrey and Rathour with fielding coach TK Dileep will also rejoin the squad.
India’s squad for 3 ODIs: KL Rahul (Captain) Shikhar Dhawan (vice-captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Subhuman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Mohd Siraj, Deepak Chahar.
| India tour of Zimbabwe, 2022 | ||||
| Sr. No. | Day | Date | Match | Venue |
| 1 | Thursday | August 18th | 1st ODI | Harare Sports Club |
| 2 | Saturday | August 20th | 2nd ODI | Harare Sports Club |
| 3 | Monday | August 22th | 3rd ODI | Harare Sports Club |
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