Former India captain and current National Cricket Academy (NCA) chief Rahul Dravid will be the coach of the Indian limited-overs team that will play a six-match series against Sri Lanka in July. This will be his second stint with the Indian team after working as a batting consultant with the boys during the tour of England in 2014. Speaking to ANI, a BCCI official with knowledge of the developments confirmed that the NCA chief would lead the team as a trio. Ravi Shastri, Bharat Arun and Vikram Rathore will be in England along with the Test team. “Team India’s coaching staff will be in the UK and it is best that the youth team is guided by Dravid as he has already worked with almost all India ‘A’ boys. The comfort that the youth share with him That would be an added advantage, “the official said. Before taking over as NCA chief in 2019, Dravid teamed up with the current crop of youth in the Indian team at the under-19 level as well as the India ‘A’ team. In fact, he has played an integral role in building a solid bench strength for the national team over the years – commanding the Under-19 and ‘A’ teams in 2015. Sri Lanka pick the series at the end of the month Is expected to go and the boys will have to undergo quarantine in the island nation before playing three ODIs and three T20E games. Three ODIs will be played on 13, 14, 19 July and T20I is expected to be played from 22-24 July. Promoted While young Indian players want to compete with Sri Lanka in the limited-overs series, the Virat Kohli-led team In England, from August 4, the five-match Test series against the England team will wait for the start. The team will be in England after competing against New Zealand in the final of the World Test Championship, to be played in Southampton from 18 to 22 June. Topics mentioned in this article.
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