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Laxman to coach India men at Asian Games

NEW DELHI, Sep 3: VVS Laxman will take charge of the India men’s cricket team at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, with the coaching arrangement necessitated by a clash between the continental event and India’s home ODI series against the West Indies.

NEW DELHI, Sep 3: VVS Laxman will take charge of the India men’s cricket team at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, with the coaching arrangement necessitated by a clash between the continental event and India’s home ODI series against the West Indies. Laxman, head of the National Cricket Academy, will be assisted by Sunil Joshi, India Under-19 head coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar and newly appointed fielding coach Subhadeep Ghosh. The appointment was formally confirmed in a circular issued by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on September 2.India head coach Gautam Gambhir and his regular support staff will remain with the ODI squad for the three-match series against the West Indies, scheduled from September 27 to October 3. Cricket at the Asian Games will run from September 17 to October 3, leaving the two assignments overlapping. India will begin their campaign on September 28. (Agencies)

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