The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will conduct a significant review meeting at its Mumbai headquarters on Thursday. This gathering will include key figures such as head coach Gautam Gambhir, chief selector Ajit Agarkar, and VVS Laxman, who heads the Centre of Excellence (CoE). All office bearers are expected to participate in this important discussion regarding the future direction of Indian cricket.
BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia had told IANS on July 10 that a detailed review meeting was to happen after India’s tour of England would end on July 19. “Yes, there is a meeting scheduled on September 3. The discussion will also be around the ongoing injury concerns around many players like Hardik Pandya and drawing future plans for important assignments like the multi-format tour of New Zealand, the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series at home and 2027 Men’s ODI World Cup,” further said sources to this news agency. Meanwhile, former India captain and ex-BCCI President Sourav Ganguly, currently serving as President of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), is set to attend the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on September 18 at the board’s headquarters in Mumbai.
But it was postponed due to the T20I tour of Zimbabwe and the Test series in Sri Lanka, which India won 3-0 and 1-0 respectively. The meeting was initially called to address India’s T20I series defeats in England and Ireland, as well as ODI series loss to England. All top Board officials and other concerned members are scheduled to arrive in Mumbai for it by tonight. “The in-depth discussion will primarily revolve around the recent results of the senior men’s team and reviewing where things went right and wrong. Apart from Ganguly, ex-India players Venkatesh Prasad, current the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) President and Saurabh Tiwary, presently the Secretary at the Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) will be present, so as former Saurashtra captain Jaydev Shah, who is at the helm of the Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA). Maharashtra Cricket Association will be represented by court-appointed administrator Govinda Sanap, while Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) will be represented by President Rohan Jaitley.
Sources familiar with the meeting’s agenda told IANS on Wednesday that the high-level meeting will finally happen on Thursday.
