It Is Important To Establish Large Pool Of Coaches To Take Indian Cricket To The Next Level: VVS Laxman

The world envies India’s deep reserve of polished players, but National Cricket Academy chief VVS Laxman believes it is equally necessary to establish a large pool of world-class coaches and other support personnel to take Indian cricket to the next level.

At the BCCI Apex Council meeting on Thursday, the former India batter, who took over as NCA in December, spoke about his vision for Indian cricket.

There Is Bound To Be High Demand For Top Quality Physiotherapists And Science Medicine Experts: VVS Laxman

“It’s still early days here at the NCA but my vision, which has found resonance with my wonderful team at the academy, revolves not just around the players. As much as it is imperative to build a strong bench that the various national teams can draw from as required, it is essential that we build a solid bench when it comes to coaches and other support personnel,” he said.

“Given how professional the game has become and how much cricket is being played these days, there is bound to be high demand for top-quality skills and S&C coaches as well as physiotherapists and science medicine experts. It’s our endeavour that we put together programs at the NCA that help Indian talent to express itself in this department too,” he said.

The other major endeavour is to enhance communication with state associations so that there is synergy in skills training, strength and conditioning and injury prevention/management between the NCA and the respective state units. At the end of the day, all of us are committed to providing the best environment for the players to thrive in, and it is, therefore, crucial that we are all on the same page on all things,” added Laxman.

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