As the Indian cricket team prepares to face England in the first T20I at Kolkata's iconic Eden Gardens on Wednesday, excitement among fans has reached fever pitch. The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) President,

Overall, India have a slender lead over England in T20I encounters (13-11). On Indian soil, the hosts have six wins and five defeats against the Brits. The upcoming series will see veteran pacer Mohammed Shami make his first international appearance since the ODI World Cup 2023.

Kotak has been head coach of several India A tours, and served as assistant coach to Laxman during the Ireland T20Is, and has been a batting coach at the NCA since 2019

Kotak flew to Australia with the India A side in November 2024 and is currently the head coach of the India A team.

BCCI has asked Sitanshu Kotak to join India squad as their batting coach. Sitanshu will join the India squad from the T20I series against England

The India batters have experienced a tough time with the bat in the last few series which were played both at home and away as well. This has led to the coaching staff getting a lot of backlash after the performances in red-ball cricket in Australia and a whitewash against New Zealand in particular.