VVS Laxman takes charge as NCA head
Former India cricketer VVS Laxman has begun his stint as the new head of the National Cricket Academy on Monday, December 13. He thus took it to his official Twitter account to share pictures of his first day at the office.
Laxman takes the responsibility from his former India teammate Rahul Dravid who is now appointed as the head coach of the senior Indian team. He replaced Ravi Shastri whose tenure with the Indian team ended post the T20 World Cup 2021.
Laxman wrote that he is all raring to take up the new challenge and work on the future of Indian cricket.
VVS Laxman takes over as NCA chief:
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. pic.twitter.com/gPe7nTyGN0
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) December 13, 2021
The former India cricketer has a plethora of experience under his sleeves. Previously Dravid groomed the younger talents at the NCA and the results of it were seen by the cricketing fraternity as the youngsters exuded their flair to climb greater heights. His efforts in building the budding cricketers are also evident by the fact that India currently possesses a strong bench strength.
Dravid had taken over the mantle in the year 2019 after having served as the head coach of the U-19 and India A teams. The same is expected from Laxman as he has been also associated with IPL franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad as their mentor. He was also the batting consultant for six years at the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB).
