The aim of NCA was to ensure that even cricketers from the region could connect with someone who enjoys an iconic status in the region and can narrate his own success story in club and international arena
The was just another happy-go-lucky kid, who effortlessly got good grades in school and loved to groove to the beats of Bhangra till he was 13 years old.
Skipper Yash Dhull, his deputy Sheikh Rasheed and four other teammates had tested positive for COVID-19, forcing them out of the Group B World Cup game against Ireland.
Laxman also called the result an "ideal confidence-booster" ahead of the ICC U-19 World Cup, which is scheduled to be held in the West Indies from January 14 to February 5 in the West Indies.
Agarwal, who played the series in the absence of KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma, failed in Kanpur but regained his form to score 150 and 62 in the second Test to win the 'Player of the Match' award.
Laxman, along with the appointment of former Australia and England bowling coach Troy Cooley as the pace bowling coach of National Cricket Academy, was finalised during the Annual General Meeting in Kolkata.
Former India batter VVS Laxman will be the next head of the National Cricket Academy (NCA), a senior BCCI official confirmed.
Rahul Dravid is all but certain to be the Indian cricket team's next head coach after he formally applied for the high-profile position.
It is learned that India's batting coach Vikram Rathour is also planning to apply.
Along with Kumble, the board may also approach Laxman, who has been a mentor of the IPL side Sunrisers Hyderabad for some years now.
Laxman said that Rohit Sharma should not worry about hundreds and if he follows the processes, he will eventually get hundreds.
VVS Laxman was retained as the batting coach of Bengal, while Laxmi Rutan Shukla will make a return to the setup as their U-23 coach.
The Shikhar Dhawan-led 20-member Indian squad is in the island nation to play three ODIs and an equal number of T20Is beginning July 21.
Despite being named captain for Sri Lanka series, Shikhar Dhawan will also be auditioning for reserve opener's slot in the Indian T20 World Cup side, feels former Test legend VVS Laxman.
Laxman said that there will be no pressure on Dravid and the series against Sri Lanka gives him an excellent opportunity to "create future champions."
Former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan expressed his views on the team imbibing Dhawan's personality when on the field.
Several players including ex-India skipper Mohammed Azharuddin and off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin also remembered India's first-ever World Cup feat.
Taylor (11) was caught by Shubman Gill at short cover after the experienced Kiwi batsman played a drive off Mohammed Shami's fullish length delivery.
Just when Rahane had started to look threatening, he was dismissed for 49 by Neil Wagner. He didn't commit fully to the pull and ended up playing a short-arm jab, and spooned the catch to Tom Latham at square-leg
Kohli and Williamson will be eyeing their first ICC trophy when India and New Zealand cross swords in the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) final from 18th June.
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