VVS Luxman. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images) New Delhi: Former Indian cricketer VVS Laxman will head the Indian team during the four-match Twenty20 International (T20I) tour of South Africa scheduled for November. Become a coach. According to a report in Cricbuzz, Laxman will replace coach Gautam Gambhir who is heading to Australia with the Test squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.The tour was not originally part of India’s schedule but was recently arranged following discussions between the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Cricket South Africa (CSA). The T20I series will be held at four venues – Durban, Gkebela, Centurion and Johannesburg, with matches scheduled for November 8th, 10th, 13th and 15th. The Indian team is scheduled to leave for South Africa around November 4, while the Border-Gavaskar Trophy team is scheduled to leave for Australia on November 10-11.Laxman, who has previously coached India in other short white-ball series, is a member of the National Cricket Academy (NCA) staff including Sairaj Bakhtule, Hrishikesh Kanitkar and Subhadeep Ghosh. will be supported. These coaches recently joined the Indian Emerging Team at the Asia Emerging Cup held in Oman. On October 25, BCCI announced the 15-man squad for the T20I series led by Suryakumar Yadav. The series will take place just before the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction and will provide players with a rare opportunity to showcase their talent and is likely to increase demand among IPL franchises.India T20I team for South Africa series:Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chaka Ravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vishak, Avesh Khan, Yash Dayal.
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