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VVS Laxman to Coach Team India in Asian Games 2026 | Sports-Games
VVS Laxman will lead India’s Asian Games cricket team as the West Indies series overlaps, forcing the squad to split duties.
- VVS Laxman, Director of Cricket at the National Cricket Academy, will coach the Indian men's team at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya Japan later this month, building on his gold medal success at the 2023 Hangzhou edition.
- Laxman's appointment follows a scheduling conflict where the Indian team's multi-format series against the West Indies overlaps with the Asian Games, requiring regular head coach Gautam Gambhir to travel with the senior squad.
- Shreyas Iyer will captain the squad featuring Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh, while Laxman leads a support staff including Sunil Joshi, Hrishikesh Kanitkar, Subhadeep Ghosh, and team leader Maroof Fajandar.
- India gained direct qualification to the quarter-finals of the Asian Games beginning September 24, with the men's team playing its first match four days later while the women's team opens against Japan.
- Amol Muzumdar continues leading the women's side, supported by Aavishkar Salvi and Munish Bali, as both Indian teams aim to replicate the gold medal success achieved at the previous Hangzhou games.
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VVS Laxman To Lead India At Asian Games 2026 As Gautam Gambhir Stays Back For West Indies Series
VVS Laxman will coach India’s men’s cricket team at the 2026 Asian Games, with Gautam Gambhir staying back for the West Indies ODI series. Shreyas Iyer will captain the side, with Tilak Varma as his deputy, while India enter the tournament as defending champions after their gold-medal win in Hangzhou 2023
·New Delhi, India
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Not Gautam Gambhir, but VVS Laxman to coach India at Asian Games 2026
VVS Laxman will coach India’s men at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan while Gautam Gambhir stays back for the West Indies ODIs. The arrangement reflects a split assignment as India manage overlapping commitments across formats.
·Noida, India
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