India squads for England ODI series and Champions Trophy LIVE Updates: The BCCI has reportedly added Sitanshu Kotak as batting coach for the upcoming T20 and ODI series at home against England. Sitanshu Kotak will be joining Team India camp in Kolkata on 18 January before the England series that starts in Kolkata on 22 January.

BCCI announced the appointment of Sitanshu Kotak as the new batting coach for Team India ahead of the limited-overs series against England and the upcoming Champions Trophy next month. This move comes after a thorough review of the performance of the Indian team,

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,

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 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.