Vikram Rathour to replace Sanjay Bangar as India's new batting coach

Former opener Vikram Rathour will replace Sanjay Bangar as India's new batting coach while Bharath Arun and R. Sridhar were retained as bowling and fielding coaches. 

The senior national selection committee headed by MSK Prasad recommended three names each for all the support staff positions and the top names in each category will be



appointed after the formalities with regard to Conflict of Interest declaration is complete.

The 50-year-old Rathour has played six Tests and seven ODIsin 1996 without much success but was a domestic heavyweight for Punjab. Till 2016, he was a senior national selector under Sandeep Patil's chairmanship.