Archive · 3 Sep 2026
VVS Laxman to Coach India at Asian Games 2026
VVS Laxman will coach India’s men’s cricket team at the 2026 Asian Games.
The games will be held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
He also coached the men’s team when India won gold at the 2023 Asian Games.
Three other coaches will help him.
India’s usual men’s coach, Gautam Gambhir, will be with the team playing an ODI series against the West Indies.
The cricket matches at the Asian Games start on September 24.
India’s men will play their first match on September 28.
Both India’s men’s and women’s teams will try to win gold again.
VVS Laxman will coach India’s men’s cricket team at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
Laxman will be assisted by Sunil Joshi, Hrishikesh Kanitkar and Subhadeep Ghosh.
Regular head coach Gautam Gambhir will oversee India’s ODI series against the West Indies instead.
Cricket begins on September 24, with India’s men scheduled to open their campaign on September 28.
India will defend its men’s and women’s T20 titles under captains Shreyas Iyer and Harmanpreet Kaur.
- Who
- VVS Laxman will coach India’s men’s team, assisted by Sunil Joshi, Hrishikesh Kanitkar and Subhadeep Ghosh.
- What
- India will compete in the cricket tournament at the 2026 Asian Games and defend its men’s and women’s T20 titles.
- When
- The cricket competition begins on September 24, and India’s men are scheduled to start on September 28.
- Where
- The Asian Games will be held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
- Why
- Gautam Gambhir will remain with India’s senior men’s side for its home ODI series against the West Indies.
- Men’s head coach
- VVS Laxman
- Men’s coaching staff
- Sunil Joshi, Hrishikesh Kanitkar and Subhadeep Ghosh
- Women’s head coach
- Amol Muzumdar
- Men’s captain
- Shreyas Iyer
- Women’s captain
- Harmanpreet Kaur
- Men’s opening opponent
- The second-placed team from Group A, comprising Afghanistan, Japan and Nepal
- Women’s quarterfinal opponent
- Japan
- Previous Asian Games result
- India’s men won gold in 2023 under Laxman’s coaching
Sources
VVS Laxman To Coach Team India At Asian Games 2026 As Shreyas Iyer And Harmanpreet Kaur Lead Gold Medal Defence
Not Gautam Gambhir, VVS Laxman To Coach Team India In Asian Games 2026
V V S Laxman to coach India men's team at Asian Games 2026
VVS Laxman to coach Indian men’s team at Asian Games 2026
