Bhubaneswar, Nov. 17 -- VVS (Very Very Special as fans used to call him) Laxman has been appointed as the interim coach of Team India during a short period for the upcoming white-ball series against New Zealand. Head coach Rahul Dravid has been given a break by the team management.

While Hardik Pandya will lead Team India in the T20I series, Shikhar Dhawan will be the skipper for the ODIs.

While talking about Team India's preparation on the eve of the first T20I in Wellington, Laxman heaped praise on Pandya.

"Hardik is a fabulous leader. We have seen what he has done as a captain with Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Taking leadership in the first year of the franchise in the tournament, and winning the league is not ...