{
  "id": 5314581,
  "title": "Gautam Gambhir or VVS Laxman: Who will be head coach of India T20I team in Asian Games 2026?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/gautam-gambhir-or-vvs-laxman-who-will-be-head-coach-of-india-t20i",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-03T11:20:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/gautam-gambhir-vvs-laxman-head-112003042.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "India's men's T20I cricket team will be led by VVS Laxman as the head coach for the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, according to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). This decision was made to replace Gautam Gambhir, who will continue to coach the senior men's team for their upcoming one-day international series against the West Indies, starting on September 27. VVS Laxman had previously led India to a gold medal at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, demonstrating his coaching prowess in this format. The team is expected to defend the T20 Asian Games title they won in the previous edition.",
  "summary": "Gautam Gambhir or VVS Laxman? The BCCI has confirmed VVS Laxman will coach India's T20I squad at the Asian Games 2026 as Gambhir stays back for West Indies ODIs.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "BCCI breaks silence on Asian Games concerns, promises ‘best facilities’ for Team India",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/bcci-breaks-silence-on-asian-games-concerns-promises-best-facilities",
        "published": "2026-09-03T15:39:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}