{"id":19783,"date":"2026-09-03T11:22:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T11:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=19783"},"modified":"2026-09-03T11:22:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T11:22:36","slug":"vvs-laxman-to-step-in-as-team-india-head-coach-for-asian-games-2026-in-gautam-gambhirs-absence-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=19783","title":{"rendered":"VVS Laxman to step in as Team India head coach for Asian Games 2026 in Gautam Gambhir\u2019s absence | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133733681,imgsize-47062,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/vvs-laxman.jpg\" alt=\"VVS Laxman to step in as Team India head coach for Asian Games 2026 in Gautam Gambhir\u2019s absence\" title=\"VVS Laxman to travel with India for Asian games\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"VVS Laxman to travel with India for Asian games\">VVS Laxman to travel with India for Asian games<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former India batter and Director of Cricket at the BCCI\u2019s Centre of Excellence, <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/vvs-laxman\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VVS Laxman<\/a>, is set to travel with the Indian men\u2019s team to Japan and will take charge as head coach in the absence of <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/gautam-gambhir\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gautam Gambhir<\/a> for the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya later this month.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Gautam Gambhir will remain with the senior side for India\u2019s home ODI series against the West Indies. The first ODI is scheduled to be played on September 27.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Laxman will be assisted by former India spinner <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/sunil-joshi\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sunil Joshi<\/a>, Hrishikesh Kanitkar and Subhadeep Ghosh, according to the list of coaches released by the Sports Ministry. <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/news\/vvs-laxman-to-head-coach-for-zimbabwe-tour-and-asian-games-gautam-gambhir-expected-to-rest-after-england-series\/articleshow\/132253693.cms\" rel=\"noopener\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\">The development was earlier reported by TimesofIndia.com in July.<\/a><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>Laxman has previous Asian Games experience, having coached the Indian men\u2019s team at the 2023 edition in Hangzhou, China, where India won the gold medal.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3><b>India to defend Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s <keyword id=\"38902728\" type=\"Denny\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"Asian-Games-cricket-titles\" source=\"keywords\">Asian Games cricket titles<\/keyword><\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>The cricket competition at the Asian Games will begin on September 24, with India scheduled to play its opening men\u2019s match on September 28. India will defend its men\u2019s T20 title under captain <!-- -->Shreyas Iyer<!-- -->, with teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi also part of the squad. The men\u2019s team will face the second-placed side from Group A, which comprises Afghanistan, Japan and Nepal.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>The Indian women\u2019s team will also enter the tournament as defending champions and will be led by <!-- -->Harmanpreet Kaur<!-- -->. The women\u2019s side will enter the competition at the quarterfinal stage and face hosts Japan. Amol Muzumdar will continue as the head coach of the women\u2019s team, with bowling coach Aavishkar Salvi and fielding coach Munish Bali completing his support staff.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3><b>Indian cricket teams for Asian Games 2026<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Indian men\u2019s team:<\/span> Shreyas Iyer (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Shivam Dube, Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"38\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Indian women\u2019s team:<\/span> Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh, Gunalan Kamalini, Bharti Fulmali, Sree Charani, Renuka Thakur, Kranti Gaud, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Radha Yadav, Nandani Sharma.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/news\/vvs-laxman-to-step-in-as-team-india-head-coach-for-asian-games-2026-in-gautam-gambhirs-absence\/articleshow\/133733461.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VVS Laxman to travel with India for Asian games Former India batter and Director of Cricket at the BCCI\u2019s Centre of Excellence, VVS Laxman, is set to travel with the Indian men\u2019s team to Japan and will take charge as head coach in the absence of Gautam Gambhir for the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya 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