Dinesh Karthik to join England Lions coaching staff ahead of India tour

Dinesh Karthik, the former India wicketkeeper-batter, has been included in the England Lions' squad as a batting consultant for the first nine days of the tour, reported Espncricinfo.

As a batting consultant, Karthik will help to impart his knowledge of Indian conditions during his stint with the squad, working under head coach Neil Killeen, and alongside full-time assistants Richard Dawson and Carl Hopkinson, as well Graeme Swann, the former England spinner, who will join the tour as a mentor.

Karthik's stint will also provide cover for the Lions' other batting consultant, Ian Bell, who will link up with the squad on January 18, after completing his stint as assistant coach with Melbourne Renegades in Australia's Big Bash League.


The tour will overlap with the senior squad's five-Test tour of India which commences on January 25, and will comprise three four-day matches against India A in Ahmedabad.

England Lions squad: Josh Bohannon (capt), Kasey Aldridge, Brydon Carse, Jack Carson, James Coles, Matt Fisher, Keaton Jennings, Tom Lawes, Alex Lees, Dan Mousley, Callum Parkinson, Matt Potts, Ollie Price, James Rew, Ollie Robinson

Schedule
12-13 January: England Lions v India A, Narendra Modi Stadium – Ground B, Ahmedabad
17-20 January: England Lions v India A, Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
24-27 January: England Lions v India A, Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
1-4 February: England Lions v India A, Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad