Team India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak has said that Kuldeep Yadav was not dropped for the second Test against Sri Lanka, but had to be left out due to illness as well. He also replied to a query on whether Kuldeep would have played if he was fit, stating the question as irrelevant as well. […]

Team India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak opened up on the early incident on Day 1 of the Colombo Test, where Yashasvi Jaiswal and Asitha Fernando had a fiery exchange of words on the field as well. The incident took place after Fernando had dismissed Jaiswal in an over where the batter had hit three fours. […]

Team India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak has said that vice-captain KL Rahul will be fit to bat again on Day 2 after he retired hurt due to spasms on Day 1 of the 1st Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. Rahul had to retire on 77 after adding an unbeaten 150-run stand with youngster Devdutt […]

Team India’s batting coach Sitanshu Kotak praised Devdutt Padikkal for working on his back-foot game and overall shot selection after he smashed a stunning maiden international century. Padikkal’s unbeaten 131 led India to a satisfying score of 288 for two on Day 1 against Sri Lanka in the first Test as well. Kotak shared the […]

India’s touring party wrapped up their pre-series warm-up fixture against Sri Lanka XI on August 9, completing a six-wicket chase of 207 in 45 overs to head into the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka with confidence. The first Test begins on August 15 at Galle. Batting coach Sitanshu Kotak reflected on the match with […]

Speculations are going on that star Indian batter Virat Kohli and head coach Gautam Gambhir have not been communicating with each other since the start of the ODI series between India and England went viral. A few visuals from the team’s training ground added fuel to the fire. But now, batting coach Sitanshu Kotak has […]

As Rohit Sharma failed to score well again with the bat in the second ODI against England, news of Rohit being given an ‘ultimatum’ by the BCCI selection committee to ‘move on’ after the end of the ongoing series made headlines. It has been claimed that the selection committee, led by Ajit Agarkar, has told […]

India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak has backed the team’s recent T20 performances under captain Shreyas Iyer, insisting that the current phase is one of transition and that occasional setbacks are part of the process. His comments came ahead of the third T20I against England, where India are continuing to blood young talent, including teenage debutant […]

Young batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was set to make his debut from the time he was named in the Indian squad as well, said batting coach Sitanshu Kotak on Monday. At 15 years and 99 days, Sooryavanshi became the youngest Indian player ever to play international cricket when he was named in the playing eleven for […]

While the talks around the build-up to Team India’s two-match T20I series against Ireland remain centred around a potential debut for the young Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, he may have to wait a little longer to made his debut, with batting coach Sitanshu Kotak saying that it would be unfair to change the combination to fit him […]