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Everything About Sitanshu Kotak: Reported To Be India's New Batting Coach

Former Saurashtra batter Sitanshu Kotak is set to join the Indian team as their batting coach ahead of the upcoming white-ball series against England, starting in Kolkata on January 22. A report in ESPNcricinfo said the batters' plummeting returns resulting in a 0-3 Test defeat to New Zealand at home and a 1-3 series loss in Australia were discussed in the BCCI review meeting on Saturday and as a result, Kotak has been brought on board to solve the issues in the batting department.

Yuvraj Singh Points Out 'Tougher Pill To Swallow' Amid Scrutiny Of Team India By BCCI. Not Loss vs Australia

Former India batter Yuvraj Singh reckons a player struggling for form should always return to playing domestic cricket irrespective of his stature in the national team amid the raging debate on whether stars like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma should show up in Ranji Trophy matches. The clamour for Rohit and Kohli playing Ranji Trophy to regain red-ball form has grown since India's loss to Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Both batters struggled for runs over the course of five Tests, more so Rohit, who benched himself for the final Test in Sydney.

India Get New Batting Coach, "Abhishek Nayar's Expertise Isn't Helping": Senior BCCI Official On Gautam Gambhir's Pick

Former Saurashtra batter Sitanshu Kotak was on Thursday named India's batting coach ahead of the upcoming limited-overs series against England and the Champions Trophy next month after assistant coach Abhishek Nayar's performance came under scrutiny during the tour of Australia. The 52-year-old Kotak is a longtime staff of the National Cricket Academy as its batting coach. He has been on tours with both the senior and A teams during the past few years.

"Tumko Bat Chahiye?": Akash Deep Recalls Chat With Virat Kohli Before Follow-On Saving Gabba Knock

"Who wouldn't want it, Bhaiyya?". It was all that a shy Akash Deep could blurt out when Virat Kohli asked if he would like to own one of his bats that ultimately scripted a rare happy memory in an otherwise devastating tour of Australia for Team India. The newest pace bowling workhorse in the Indian dressing room bowled nearly 88 overs (87.5 overs) for his five wickets across the two Tests that he played in the five-match rubber. But it was his follow-on and eventually match-saving 31 at the Gabba that garnered attention. India, however, lost the series 1-3 to surrender the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

BCCI Unhappy With 'KKR Touch' In Gautam Gambhir's Team India Support Staff, Two Big-Shots Under The Scanner: Report

Team India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate and Abhishek Nayar's roles are under scanner as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) aren't happy with the apparent 'Kolkata Knight Riders touch' in the team management, according to a source from the BCCI. Former Indian all-rounder Abhishek Nayar and former Netherlands star Ryan Ten Doeschate joined Team India's support staff as assistant coaches during the white-ball tour of Sri Lanka.

BCCI 'Seriously Exploring' Appointing This Domestic Cricket Stalwart As India's New Batting Coach: Report

In the aftermath of the India vs Australia series, which the Rohit Sharma led side lost 3-1, there has been much speculation after the course that the national side will take in the future. Several reports have predicted that there might restrictions imposed on the duration of stay of the family members of players along with curb on luggage too. Apart from that, there have been reports that head coach Gautam Gambhir's performance will be reviewed after the Champions Trophy.

More Misery For Ireland Women's Team, Deducted 10 Percent Match Fee vs India Due To...

The Ireland women's cricket team was on Thursday fined 10 percent of its match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate in the third and final ODI against India, which the hosts won by a massive 304 runs to make a clean sweep of the series. The hosts, powered by fine centuries from Smriti Mandhana (135) and Pratika Rawal (154) on Wednesday, scored a mammoth 435/5, the highest total by an Indian team -- men's or women's -- in ODIs. Ireland could only make 131 before getting bundled out in 31.4 overs.

"Would Like To Finish On Winning Note": Pakistan Captain Shan Masood On Final WTC Challenge

Ahead of the first Test against West Indies, Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood said the team would like to finish their World Test Championship (WTC) cycle on a winning team. Pakistan will face West Indies in the two-match Test series commencing at the Multan Cricket Stadium from January 17. The second Test will also be played at the same venue starting on January 25. West Indies, who will play a Test match in Pakistan for the first time since December 2006, are currently at the bottom of the WTC table. In the last Test series between the two sides on Pakistan soil, PCB Hall of Famer Inzamam-ul-Haq led the home side to a 2-0 win in the three-match Test series.

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Everything About Sitanshu Kotak: Reported To Be India's New Batting Coach

Yuvraj Singh Points Out 'Tougher Pill To Swallow' Amid Scrutiny Of Team India By BCCI. Not Loss vs Australia

India Get New Batting Coach, "Abhishek Nayar's Expertise Isn't Helping": Senior BCCI Official On Gautam Gambhir's Pick

"Tumko Bat Chahiye?": Akash Deep Recalls Chat With Virat Kohli Before Follow-On Saving Gabba Knock

BCCI Unhappy With 'KKR Touch' In Gautam Gambhir's Team India Support Staff, Two Big-Shots Under The Scanner: Report

BCCI 'Seriously Exploring' Appointing This Domestic Cricket Stalwart As India's New Batting Coach: Report

More Misery For Ireland Women's Team, Deducted 10 Percent Match Fee vs India Due To...

"Would Like To Finish On Winning Note": Pakistan Captain Shan Masood On Final WTC Challenge