First Day In Office At The NCA: VVS Laxman Looks Forward To Work With Future Of Indian Cricket
Published - 14 Dec 2021, 12:10 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 01:02 AM
Former Indian batsman VVS Laxman embarked on his new journey with Indian cricket as the director of cricket at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru.
The 47-year-old succeeded his former Indian teammate Rahul Dravid, who is the new head coach of the senior Indian team. Laxman accepted the BCCI’s offer last month even though initially he was reluctant to shift his base from Hyderabad to Bengaluru.
An exciting new challenge in store: VVS Laxman
Laxman, who has 11,119 international runs in his 15 years of international cricket, said he is looking forward to working with the young players, who will be the future of Indian cricket.
“First day in office at the NCA! An exciting new challenge in store, look forward to the future and to working with the future of Indian cricket,” Laxman tweeted.
Laxman was batting consultant of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) for six years and also the mentor of IPL franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) until 2021.
VVS Laxman’s ability to be committed made us select him: Sourav Ganguly
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly had said that Indian cricket is in safe hands after the appointments of Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman.
Ganguly appreciated Laxman for his commitment to Indian cricket and also acknowledged that there will be a drastic change for his family.
“Laxman’s ability to be committed made us select him. He has always been a fantastic person to work with. From that point of view, his stature in Indian cricket is beyond everything. Rahul has put a system in place in NCA and obviously, that will help Laxman to carry forward the good work,” Ganguly told news agency PTI.
“Of course, his earnings will drop but yeah, he has agreed. His wife and kids will also shift. His children will now study in a school in Bangalore and there will be a massive change as a family to shift base. It’s not easy unless you are so devoted to Indian cricket,” he added.
Laxman has resigned from all of his previous associations like his commentary stint with one of the broadcasters and the role of SRH mentor.
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