Amidst all the happenings, there comes the news stating that the ex-selector Vikram Rathour is in the line to work under Ravi Shastri as the batting coach for the Indian National Cricket Team. If the reports are to believe, Vikram will replace Sanjay Bangar as the new batting coach for the team.
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The Punjab born former Indian opening batsman Vikram Rathour didn’t have best of international career, but he was a prolific run-scorer in the first-class cricket. He only played 6 Tests and 7 ODIs and scored at an average of 13.09 and 27.57 respectively.
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In his brief stint donning national colours, he was not at all successful, as the former cricketer was able to score only 193 runs from the seven ODIs he played with two half-centuries to his name whereas he has 131 runs to his name from the six Test matches he has played.
The former cricketer was appointed as a national selector in 2012 from the North Zone till 2016. During his tenure, Punjab’s Barinder Sran and Himachal Pradesh’s Rishi Dhawan came into the picture of the national team. And also, Vikram Rathour has gained the trust of Rahul Dravid on numerous occasions.
As reported by the Times of India, the Indian team will probably have an Indian coach for the ease of communication. Rathour is the front-runner for the post due to the appreciation he has earned as a selector and coach in the past.
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Current batting coach Sanjay Bangar is on a sticky wicket. He failed to provide the team with solutions in the middle-order in the past few seasons. It certainly played a role in India’s exit in the semifinal of the World Cup has all but ended his tenure with the national team.
Candidates for Batting Coach role:
Vikram Rathour, Sanjay Bangar, Jonathan Trott, Thilan Samaraweera, Lalchand Rajput. Hrishikesh Kanitkar, Amol Mazumdar, Arun Kumar. Mark Ramprakash, Shib Sundar Das, John Lewis, Mithun Manas, Praveen Amre.