India head coach Gautam Gambhir (L) alongside batting coach Sitanshu Kotak. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) DUBAI: In the centre of a major controversy around having a perceived advantage of playing at the same venue in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, the Indian team is not yielding to any suggestions in this regard.After skipper Rohit…
CUTTACK: While giving Virat Kohli‘s fitness status a go-ahead, India’s batting coach Sitanshu Kotak also brushed aside concerns about Rohit Sharma‘s lengthy lean patch. The captain has been short of runs for a while now.“I personally don’t think there is any problem. I mean, in the last three Onedayers before this series (in the Nagpur…
Batting coach Sitanshu Kotak confirmed that Virat Kohli is fit to play in the second ODI against Jos Buttler’s England on Sunday, February 9 at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. Kotak confirmed the news around Kohli’s fitness in the pre-match press conference. Earlier, the 36-year-old Kohli opted out of the first ODI on Thursday, February…
Mohammed Shami (PTI photo) RAJKOT: A major point of interest in the ongoing India versus England series has been Mohammed Shami’s much-awaited return to the field after being out of action since the 2023 ODI World Cup. Shami was expected to play right from the first match of this series, but his bowling has been…
NEW DELHI: India assistant coach Abhishek Nayar is now on a sticky wicket as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has added Sitanshu Kotak to the support staff as a batting coach. The Indian cricket board didn’t have a “batting coach” under head coach Gautam Gambhir but Nayar is understood to have…
Sitanshu Kotak. (Pic Credit – X) The Indian cricket team is set to receive an addition to the support staff as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to add Sitanshu Kotak, currently the India A head coach, as the batting coach. Kotak will join head coach Gautam Gambhir from the…
Sitanshu Kotak. (Pic Credit – X) The Indian cricket team is set to receive an addition to the support staff as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to add Sitanshu Kotak, currently the India A head coach, as the batting coach. Kotak will join head coach Gautam Gambhir from the…
Sitanshu Kotak. (File Photo – TOI) Mumbai: The fallout of India’s Test series defeats against New Zealand at home and Australia away could begin soon, starting with the strengthening of the team’s support staff. TOI has learnt that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is seriously exploring the possibility of appointing former…