Divya Delhi : Millions of fans panicked when Team India coach Gautam Gambhir had to fly to India after his mother suffered a heart attack. Team India was practicing for the  first Test match when this tragic news broke. BCCI hired VVS Laxman as interim head coach until Gambhir returns to England to help the squad prepare. Since VVS Laxman is in England as the head of the Centre of Excellence (formerly NCA), he was assigned to the four-day practice match versus Gill and India A. Laxman is India's head and under-19 coach. Laxman is coaching the Indian Under-19 team in England, which includes IPL debutants Ayush Mhatre and Vaibhav Suryavanshi. The Indian Under-19 squad will play England in a seven-match series from Multiple times, VVS Laxman has been Team India's interim head coach. In addition, he has worked with many NCA players. Shortly after Gambhir returned to India in an emergency, BCCI handed over senior team management to Laxman. When India plays England in the opening test of the five-match series , Gautam Gambhir will be back in England.