Lalchand Rajput has been the head coach of UAE for the past one year. Rajput was the coach of India’s World Cup-winning team in the inaugural T20 World Cup in South Africa back in 2007. India have picked five tweakers-Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar and Varun Chakravarthy in their 15-man squad for the 2025 Champions Trophy. The Mumbaikar expects India to do well in the tournament. He was also \”surprised\” by the Indian team management’s decision to play KL Rahul ahead of Rishabh Pant as the wicketkeeper of the ODI side. The ex-Afghanistan head coach is also slowly ingraining the art of playing red-ball cricket in his team. He is also trying to make the bowlers familiar with the habit of bowling in a long spells and contain the T20 cricket to contain our mindset.
