Sitanshu Kotak will join head coach Gautam Gambhir's support staff starting January 18, ahead of the start of the five-match T20I series against England.

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The BCCI is set to appoint Sitanshu Kotak as the batting coach for Team India during the white-ball seirs against England at home. We take a look at Sitanshu Kotak’s cricketing career and his coaching career as he joins head coach Gautam Gambhir’s support staff.

Sitanshu Kotak has been connected with the India A and U19 setup for a number of years and is among the top long time coaches at the NCA.

India has been under fire following consecutive series defeats: a 0-3 loss to New Zealand at home and a 1-3 drubbing in Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. Both losses highlighted glaring issues with India's batting lineup.

The Indian team’s abysmal batting performances in the past few months that led to a historic 3-0 whitewash against New Zealand at home before surrendering the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in a decade,