Here’s Why Rahul Dravid Will Not Coach Team India On Ireland Tour

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VVS Laxman, the head of the National Cricket Academy, will step in as interim head coach for Team India’s two-T20I tour of Ireland

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Rahul Dravid, the head coach, will be with the Test squad in England preparing for the Edgbaston Test.

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Indian selectors will have to pick two different squads for T20I matches against South African and Ireland and for the Test match against England.

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Rohit Sharma’s Test side will be playing a four-day practice match in Leicester from June 24-27

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