KL Rahul will captain India in Zimbabwe with VVS Laxman as head coach.
This was done as many of the first-choice players were rested ahead of the Asia Cup 2022 which will begin right after the Zimbabwe tour. KL Rahul is making a comeback to international cricket after February this year, as he spent time out after getting injured after IPL 2022.
Rahul Dravid will oversee preparations for the Asia Cup and hence Laxman is traveling to Zimbabwe as coach of the team.
Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt lauded India's move to appoint Laxman as head coach, insisting that the BCCI are focusing on improving its human resource with every passing series.
“KL Rahul has captained India earlier as well. It's a good sign. The rotation policy is nothing new for India. They rest their senior players on a number of occasions. They give chances to youngsters consistently. At times, it becomes a difficult choice too, but it's a healthy thing,” said Butt on his official YouTube channel.
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He added: “Even their staff will be from the NCA. Laxman will coach the team, and Dravid will rest. So, they are focusing on human development. Human resource is increasing. They're trying to expand it and it is a good thing.”
On the other hand, Butt rued that nothing of such was being done in Pakistan and instead the country was shrinking its human resource instead of expanding it.
“Insecurities happen where if someone takes rest and other guy fills in, you tell the previous guy to keep on resting. We don't see that here (in India). In Pakistan, we are not enabling people. Instead, we have shrunk our system. Do we have one person in the six teams whom we can send as coach for Pakistan? Will we ever take such a step? We are still focussing on bringing coaches from abroad for domestic setup,” Butt said.
India and Pakistan will clash in the Asia Cup 2022 on August 28 in Dubai.