A fan tweet sets Twitter on fire: "BCCI Appoints Jimmy Anderson as Bowling Coach."
The Indian cricket team has started their preparation for the upcoming World Test Championship finals against the Australia cricket team, which are going to start on June 7 at the Oval in London. Some members of Team India have already reached the venue after their respective teams failed to qualify for the playoffs of the 2023 Indian Premier League season. Axar Patel, Umesh Yadav, and Shardul Thakur arrived in London earlier this week and were accompanied by support staff of Team India, including head coach Rahul Dravid.
BCCI secretary Jay Shah also announced a multi-year deal with German sportswear manufacturer Adidas as team India's kit sponsor. BCCI also unveiled new training kids, which were worn by some players and the support staff. In one of the pictures, a fan spotted England fast bowler Jimmy Anderson looking alike. Anderson's lookalike was none other than India strength and conditioning coach Soham Desai.
A fan tweeted, "Great decision from BCCI to appoint Jimmy Anderson as the bowling coach."
Team India will assemble in London after the finals of the Indian Premier League season 2023 in Ahmedabad on Sunday. It is expected that Team India will be wearing new Adidas kits in the upcoming finals of the World Test Championship.