Kolkata : According to reports, Lucknow Super Giants approached VVS Laxman for head coach role. He’s also reportedly set to step down as NCA head.
LSG’s coaching staffs currently include Australia cricketer Justin Langer as the head coach, South Africa great Lance Klusner as assistant coach, Morne Morkel oversees the bowling department. At the same time, the legendary Jonty Rhodes is the fielding coach.
With reports of Justin Langer unlikely to continue as head coach of LSG, it’s said that they’ve approached Laxman for the role from next IPL season.
Laxman has previous experiences of IPL coaching for Sunrisers Hyderabad, and also been Indian standing head coach in multiple occasions.
The report further said that Laxman is not keen on extending his contract with the BCCI as the head of NCA, having shifted base to Hyderabad. The contract is slated to end in September, and the former India batter has already been approached by several IPL franchises.
BCCI had earlier approached him to replace Rahul Dravid as the head coach of the Indian team, with Laxman reportedly being their first preference, but he declined the offer owing to his reluctance to travel so much with the team.
As far as the NCA is concerned, the report added that former India batting coach Vikram Rathour is likely to take over the reins from Laxman.
Rathour has long been associated with the BCCI, having first served as a national selector of North Zone following his appointment in 2012, before joining the Indian team as a batting coach between 2019 and June 2024.
