Sitanshi Kotak news batting coach for India, BCCI's hasty decision before Champions Trophy

Former Saurashtra batsman Sitanshi Kotak was appointed India's batting coach on Thursday. The BCCI has taken a hasty decision before the limited overs series against England and the Champions Trophy. 52-year-old Kotak has been the batting coach at the National Cricket Academy for a long time. He has gone on tours with the senior and A teams. T

his decision will increase the pressure on Abhishek Nair, India's performance was very disappointing when he was the assistant coach. National Cricket Academy's Sitanshi Kotak has been appointed as the batting coach of the Indian cricket team. BCCI has taken a hasty decision before the limited overs series against England and the Champions Trophy

Sitanshi Kotak has appointed as batting coach of the Indian cricket team

A senior BCCI official said, 'It is clear that the players are not getting help from Abhishek Nair. Kotak has been the batting coach for a long time and the players trust him.'

Kotak's arrival will increase pressure on Nair

The technical shortcomings of Indian batsmen were exposed in Australia and Virat Kohli kept losing wickets on balls going outside the off stump. Kotak has scored more than 8000 runs including 15 centuries in domestic cricket. The Indian team will play a series of five T20 and three ODI matches against England from January 22. It is understood that former Mumbai veteran Nair is under review. It is believed that he is available only for influential senior players, who have played a role in his appointment.

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Continuous questions being raised on the support staff

On the Australia tour, great former batsman Sunil Gavaskar had questioned the role of the Indian support staff by saying that they should be held accountable for the continuous technical problems with players like Kohli. The support staff includes former South African fast bowler Morne Morkel (bowling) and Netherlands' Ryan Ten Doeschate (fielding) as coaches.