VVS Laxman: For the last several days, BCCI was looking for the head coach for the Indian cricket team. However, the name of the head coach has been finalized now. Let us tell you that even though the name of former Team India opener batsman and KKR mentor in IPL, Gautam Gambhir, was being discussed in the corridors of cricket for the last several weeks, but BCCI has now appointed National Cricket Academy (NCA) director and former Indian batsman VVS Laxman as the head coach of Team India.

VVS Laxman in place of Gautam Gambhir BCCI handed over the responsibility of head coach to him

At present, Rahul Dravid is handling the responsibility of the head coach of Team India.

However, Rahul Dravid's tenure is now about to end and with the conclusion of the T20 World Cup, he will leave the responsibility of the head coach of Team India. In such a situation, speculations were being made as to who would be the new head coach of Team India, in which the names of former Australian coach Justin Langer, Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting and Mahendra Singh Dhoni's team Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming also came up.

However, after this, the name of Kolkata Knight Riders mentor Gautam Gambhir was much discussed and at one time it was almost certain that Gambhir would become the new head coach of Team India and he has also got the green signal from BCCI. However, now the Board of Control for Cricket in India has handed over the responsibility of Team India's head coach to VVS Laxman, who is known as the magician of wrist.

VVS Laxman will take over the responsibility of Team India's head coach on Zimbabwe tour

The Indian cricket team will tour Zimbabwe after the T20 World Cup where it has to play a five-match T20 International series.

In such a situation, the tenure of Team India's current head coach Rahul Dravid will end after the T20 World Cup. On the other hand, BCCI has not yet been able to find a new head coach for Team India. In such a situation, National Cricket Academy director VVS Laxman has been given the responsibility of head coach on the Zimbabwe tour.