Who is the batting coach of India A team? (Photo- Manoj Dhaka/ HT via Getty Images)
India A Team Batting Coach: Preparations for the T20 World Cup 2026 are in full swing and currently warm-up matches are being played. Before this big tournament, two Indian cricket teams have entered the field, apart from the team selected for the tournament, India A is also taking part in these warm-up matches, which is a great opportunity to test the players in the international environment. Apart from this, a 45 year old former cricketer is handling the responsibility of batting coach of this team.
Who is the batting coach of India A team?
Former Rajasthan Ranji Trophy veteran Vineet Saxena is handling the responsibility of batting coach with India A team. 45 year old Vineet Saxena was born in Goa. Apart from Rajasthan, he has also played for Uttarakhand team. He has a lot of coaching experience. Before this, he had been the batting coach in Duleep Trophy and High Performance Camp of NCA. Apart from this, he also took the responsibility of head coach of Rajasthan senior men’s team in the 2022-23 season.
Talking about Vineet Saxena’s cricket career, he has played a total of 129 first class matches. In which he has scored 7637 runs at an average of 36.89. He also has 38 half-centuries and 17 centuries in his name. Vineet Saxena has also scored 706 runs in 22 List A matches. At the same time, he has scored 64 runs in 4 T20 matches. His career lasted for about 20 years. Vineet Saxena played his last professional match in the year 2019.
Competition with these two teams
India A team will face a total of 2 teams during the warm-up matches. The team played its first match against USA on 2 February. In this match, the Indian team won by 38 runs. Now India A team will face Namibia. This match will be played on 6th February. Both the teams will face each other at the BCCI Center of Excellence Ground 1 in Bengaluru.