Mumbai: Former India batsman W.V. Raman will accompany the India under-19 team as coach for the tour of England. The team, after a preparatory camp in Bangalore, will arrive here on Friday and depart for London in the early hours of Saturday.
Rajesh Verma of the Jharkhand Cricket Association has been named the manager.
BCCI CEO Rahul Johri confirmed Raman’s selection as coach.
Meanwhile, Rahul Dravid, who was appointed as coach of the junior India teams for two years, is scheduled to travel with the India ‘A’ team to South Africa.