VVS Laxman will be India's head coach for the white-ball series against South Africa that is set to start during Gautam Gambhir's absence as he flies for Australia to join Border-Gavaskar Trophy BCCI confirmed this decision to Cricbuzz on Monday. Accoring to Cricbuzz, this four-match T20I series is recently scheduled after the discussions between the BCCI and Cricket South Africa (CSA) and it will be held in Durban, Gqeberha, Centurion, and Johannesburg on November 8, 10, 13, and 15. It was not decided earlier that these teams will play a T20I series against each other next month. The India team is likely to depart around November 4, whereas the Border-Gavaskar Trophy team is to leave a few days later on November 10-11. Laxman's coaching staff will comprise of NCA coaches from Bengaluru like Sairaj Bahutule (head coach), Hrishikesh Kanitkar (batting coach), and Subhadeep Ghosh (fielding coach). All three coaches have just returned from leading the India Emerging team in the Asia Emerging Cup in Oman. Other NCA coaches, Sitanshu Kotak and Mazhar Moidu, are with the India A team that is currently in Australia. Also Read | Pakistan Announces Mohammad Rizwan As New White-ball Captain It is surprising that some people are criticizing the timing of this South Africa tour due to overlap with India's domestic cricket season. On the Sportstar, Sunil Gavaskar wrote: "Next month, there's a needless four-match T20 series in South Africa before the tour to Australia. There will also be an 'A' team touring Australia next month, so effectively about 50 to 60 players will not be available for their State teams in the premier national tournament, the Ranji Trophy." However, this series might also turn out to be a trailer for franchises before the forthcoming IPL auction, where some of these talents might end up in the bid books. The BCCI revealed a 15-man squad led by Suryakumar Yadav on Friday, October 25. India's T20I squad Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Hardik Pandya, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Avesh Khan, Yash Dayal.