The head coach of the Indian cricket team, Rahul Dravid, will not be with the team on the tour of Ireland. Apart from this, the batting and bowling coaches will also not be with the Indian team in Ireland. On the tour of Ireland, instead of the batting and bowling coach, there will be members of the National Cricket Academy. While taking over from Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman will take over as manager of Team India on tour of Ireland. The Indian team will play a 3 match T20 series against Ireland. This tour will start from August 18. Apart from this, Team India will be captained by Hardik Pandya in the series against Ireland.
According to media reports, VVS Laxman will take up the role of head coach in place of Rahul Dravid on the tour of Ireland with the India team. At present, VVS Laxman is the director of the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore. But when VVS Laxman will be the manager of the team on the tour of Ireland, Sitanshu Kotak or Rishikesh Kanitkar will be the director of the National Cricket Academy. At the same time, Troy Cooley or Sairaj Bahutule may be selected as bowling coach. Also last year when the Indian team went on tour in Ireland, the coach of that team was VVS Laxman.
Significantly, a 3 match T20 series will be played between India and Ireland. The first T20 match between the two teams will be played on August 18. While the second and third games of the T20 will be played on August 20 and 23 respectively. At the same time, Hardik Pandya will lead the Indian team in the series against Ireland. Veteran players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will not be part of the Indian squad on this tour. Apart from this, changes will also be seen in the coaching staff of Team India.