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VVS Laxman is “likely” to coach the Indian Twenty20 International (T20I) team after coaching the team in Ireland and the practice games. The final day of the Test against England will be on July 5, while the opening T20I will be played only two days later, on July 7. Due to the quick turnaround, India has announced a different squad of players for the first T20I compared to the other two. And, now it seems there will be different coaches, with Rahul Dravid taking over from the second T20I, which will be played on July 9. England has not included Ben Stokes in their T20I squad, as the new England Test captain will directly join the team for the ODIs, reports ANI.
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After the second warm-up match against Northamptonshire [that took place on Sunday], Laxman took to Twitter and wrote: “Good warm-up games against Derby & Northamptonshire. Great to see the intensity everyone played with, and happy that the boys got all the practice they needed for the T20I series. Next stop Southampton #ENGvIND.”