The chief of the National Cricket Academy (NCA), VVS Laxman has been named interim head coach of Team India in Dubai for the 2022 Asia Cup.
This decision was confirmed by BCCI, as Rahul Dravid, India’s head coach, did not travel with the team after testing positive for COVID-19. Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul will lead the team as captain and vice-captain respectively for the Asia Cup 2022. Team India will play their first match of the tournament against Pakistan.