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Head coach Rahul Dravid's contract will run its course at the end of the World Cup .
Overwhelming importance given to IPL and monetary rewards that await a cricketer chosen to be part of the squad of a franchisee has resulted in youngsters trying to focus all their energies on doing well in the shortest version of the game.
'Powar will switch to men's cricket as part of the restructuring module of the BCCI,' the BCCI stated in a release.
The beaten semifinalists of the recent T20 World Cup in Australia will clash in Wellington on Friday in the first T20 International of the three-match series.
India are slated to play six white-ball games in New Zealand, including three T20Is and as many ODIs, starting November 18 in Wellington.
Rahul Dravid had tested positive for COVID-19 and hence he is unavailable.
K L Rahul and Deepak Hooda will directly fly from Dubai to Harare as they are part of the Asia Cup squad.
Apart from Azhar, Brother Joseph played a mentor to former Indian cricketers Venkatapathy Raju and Arshad Ayub as well.
Kotak, who has been part of the India 'A' set-up earlier, will be the batting coach while Bali and Bahutule, who were part of the victorious U-19 World Cup campaign in the Caribbean earlier this year, have been handed the fielding and bowling duties.
Laxman, who succeeded Dravid at NCA, had travelled with the triumphant India Under-19 side to the World Cup in the Caribbean earlier this year.