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Robin Uthappa, Lalchand Rajput reunite ahead of India-New Zealand clash in Dubai
Despite India's qualification, Rajput emphasized that no match should be considered meaningless, as maintaining rhythm is crucial.

Published on Mar 01, 2025 07:21 PM IST
ANI |
‘Hardik will add value to Test team, can play freely without captaincy’: Rajput
Lalchand Rajput, who is currently coaching Jaguars at Canada Global T20, touches upon the recent developments in Indian cricket in a chat with Hindustan Times.

Published on Jul 27, 2024 02:15 PM IST
Rishabh Gupta, New Delhi
Lalchand Rajput back as chairman of MCA's Cricket Improvement Committee
Rajput returns to the CIC after a gap of two years, having served as the chairman from 2020-2021.

Published on Apr 17, 2023 10:14 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Mumbai
Coach Rajput hails Zimbabwe's Test win over Afghanistan, calls it 'satisfying'
Rajput, a domestic veteran, also observed that while pacers of his team got success, it was Afghanistan spinners, who did bulk of the damage.

Updated on Mar 04, 2021 03:45 PM IST
PTI |
Zimbabwe coach Rajput skips Pakistan tour after Indian Embassy in Harare seeks ‘exemption’
A statement from Zimbabwe Cricket said that Rajput won’t be a part of the tour following the request from the Indian embassy. In Rajput’s absence, bowling coach Douglas Hondo would take charge of the team during the tour.

Updated on Oct 20, 2020 04:39 PM IST
Karachi |
Press Trust of India
‘Do not misuse Sachin Tendulkar’s name’: Lalchand Rajput writes to MCA’s Apex Council Members - Report
Rajput has warned members of the MCA Apex Council to keep Sachin Tendulkar and his name out of matters after a few made references to the legendary batsman to have their ways.

Updated on Sep 12, 2020 08:46 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
hindustantimes.com
MCA forms CIC with Rajput, Kulkarni, Dighe as members
Rajput will head the committee, informed an MCA Apex Council member, who attended the Apex Council meeting.

Updated on Aug 18, 2020 10:25 PM IST
‘MS Dhoni’s captaincy is mixture of Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid’: India 2007 T20 World Cup-winning manager
Lalchand Rajput, who was the team manager of the 2007 T20 World Cup-winning team, says that he saw traits of both Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid in young Dhoni’s captaincy during the tournament.

Updated on Jun 30, 2020 10:47 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
hindustantimes.com
Rahul Dravid asked Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly to not play 2007 T20 World Cup: Lalchand Rajput
During an interaction on Sportskeeda Cricket Facebook page, Lalchand Rajput, who was the manager of the Indian cricket team that travelled to South Africa, revealed that it was Dravid who convinced Tendulkar and Ganguly to not play the 2007 T20 World Cup.

Updated on Jun 29, 2020 07:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
hindustantimes.com
My players would have loved to face India: Zimbabwe coach Lalchand Rajput
Rajput called the development unfortunate, saying Zimbabwe would have loved to square off against the mighty Indian team.

Updated on Jun 12, 2020 08:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
hindustantimes.com
Team India support staff selection: Rathour, Amre, among 18 in fray
It is learnt that during the extensive interviews the applicants were asked about the way forward for the India team, the challenges and what can they bring to the table to improve the team’s performance.

Updated on Aug 20, 2019 08:56 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | HT Correspondent
Team India coach selection highlights: Shastri to continue as coach - As it happened
Ravi Shastri reappointed Team India head coach, catch highlights of the announcement by CAC: Ravi Shastri will continue as the head coach of the Indian men’s cricket team, winning a second term on Friday. The three-member Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) instituted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), comprising Kapil Dev, Anshuman Gaekwad and Shantha Rangaswamy, announced the decision after conducting interviews with the prime candidates. This will be Shastri’s fourth stint with the national team, having served briefly as the Cricket Manager (2007 tour of Bangladesh), Team Director (2014-2016) and head coach (2017-2019).Follow Team India coach selection highlights below:

Updated on Aug 17, 2019 08:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Team India coach: Kapil Dev-led committee starts selection process, Ravi Shastri stays front-runner
The Kapil Dev-led CAC will announce the selected candidate later this evening. Six names -- incumbent Ravi Shastri, Robin Singh, Lalchand Rajput, Mike Hesson, Tom Moody, Phil Simmons -- have been shortlisted for the high-profile position.

Updated on Aug 16, 2019 12:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Hunt for Team India head coach: Detailed look at the contenders
Team India’s next coach will be chosen from group of six shortlisted men: the incumbent, Ravi Shastri, as well as Tom Moody, Mike Hesson, Phil Simmons, Lalchand Rajput, and Robin Singh.

Updated on Jun 14, 2020 07:25 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Lalchand Rajput joins race for India head coach’s job
The BCCI had invited applications for positions of head coach, batting coach, bowling coach and fielding coach and had set July 30 as the deadline.

Updated on Jul 31, 2019 12:46 PM IST
Mumbai |
PTI
ICC World Cup 2019: India go in as the best bowling side, says former India manager
Rajput, who was the team’s cricket-manager when India lifted the inaugural T20 held in South Africa in 2007, feels that this team has the a heavy top three in Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma and skipper Kohli.

Updated on May 19, 2019 08:31 PM IST
Mumbai |
Press Trust of India
ICC World Cup 2019: Former coach Rajput backs Afghanistan to ‘upset some top teams’
Pacer Hamid Hassan and former captain Asghar Afghan were on Monday named in Afghanistan’s 15-strong World Cup squad headlined by IPL stars Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi.

Updated on Apr 22, 2019 08:46 PM IST
New Delhi |
PTI
Lalchand Rajput appointed head coach of Zimbabwe
Lalchand Rajput was earlier appointed as the interim head coach of Zimbabwe in May for the tri-series involving Pakistan and Zimbabwe and for the ODI rubber against Pakistan.

Published on Aug 24, 2018 06:37 PM IST
Mumbai |
PTI
India vs. England: ‘Virat Kohli and co. must target England spin with caution’
Former India team manager Lalchand Rajput feels Virat Kohli & Co. must choose their moments against spin better in order to succeed in the five-match Test series starting next week.

Updated on Jul 26, 2018 04:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Sidharth Gulati
Lalchand Rajput wants to replicate Afghanistan success with Zimbabwe
Lalchand Rajput, who worked with the Afghanistan team from 2016-17, was recently appointed as Zimbabwe’s interim head coach as he replaced Heath Streak, who was sacked.

Published on May 25, 2018 07:49 PM IST
Press Trust of India, Mumbai |
Press Trust of India
Zimbabwe players protest over overdue wages as Lalchand Rajput takes over
Former India batsman Lalchand Rajput was handed the Zimbabwe coach job amid serious issues between the controversial southern African cricket board and the national players over unpaid wages etc.

Published on May 19, 2018 08:25 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai |
HT Correspondent
Lalchand Rajput appointed interim head coach of Zimbabwe cricket team
Former Indian cricket team coach Lalchand Rajput replaced Heath Streak, who was sacked in March after Zimbabwe failed to qualify for the next year’s ICC World Cup.

Published on May 17, 2018 09:30 PM IST
Press Trust of India, Mumbai |
Press Trust of India