BCCI announced a big announcement before the Asia Cup, which did not play 1 match, made the coach of Team India

Team India: The BCCI has taken a major decision that has surprised everyone just before the Asia Cup 2025. The board has announced the new coach of Team India and the special thing is that the person who has been given this responsibility has not played a single international match for India. So let us tell you what is the whole matter… ..

BCCI made a big announcement before Asia Cup

Before the Asia Cup 2025, the Board of Control for Cricket in India has made a big announcement for Team India. The board has appointed former cricketer Sitanshu Kotak as the new batting coach of Team India. This decision has shocked everyone, as Sitanshu Kotak has not played a single international match for India in his career. Despite this, the board has assigned this important responsibility to him, expressing confidence in them.

Cricket career is something like this

Talking about Sitanshu Kotak’s cricket career, he has played domestic cricket from Gujarat and has been a trusted batsman for his left hand. He played more than 130 matches in first class cricket and scored more than 8000 runs. His career was excellent at the domestic level, but he never got a chance to show his talent in international cricket. Despite this, he has been counted among the most technically strong batsmen in India.

Coaching career

After retiring from cricket, Sitanshu Kotak made coaching his career. He was the coach of the Saurashtra cricket team for a long time and in his guidance, Saurashtra won big titles like Ranji Trophy. He then joined India A Team and National Cricket Academy (NCA). Here he enhanced many young players, including the names of batsmen like Indian team stars Shubman Gill, Yashaswi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad.

BCCI expressed confidence

The BCCI believes that Sitanshu Kotak’s domestic cricket and coaching experience will give a new direction to Team India. His coaching style and the ability to mentally prepare the players brought him to this position. The board admitted that even a coach could succeed without playing an international match, if it had the right strategy and the ability to understand the players.