BCCI Apex Council Meeting LIVE – India Cricket Overhaul: BCCI Apex Council Meeting has ended with no decision on India Cricket Overhaul. Instead, the Indian board will wait for the New Selection Committee to take charge before making big calls. BCCI has even put a hold on the Central Contract despite taking calls regarding players’ promotion. InsideSport understands that Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya will get a promotion. Follow Indian Cricket LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
“There are various topics on the agenda. Yes, the T20 World Cup review is on not officially on the agenda. But if the President wants to discuss it, then of course, it will be the most important topic. We know there are still two years left in the T20 WC and the focus is on the ODI World Cup. But we have to begin early. Whether that is under a new captain or Rohit is up for discussion,” a senior BCCI official earlier told InsideSport.
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With Rohit Sharma turning 36 in April, he does not have age on his side. The BCCI sees Hardik Pandya as a future T20 captain. Another important discussion will be regarding split coaching. Rahul Dravid recently hinted that he has a lot on his plate due to tight scheduling. With desirable results not coming in T20s, the BCCI is mulling a split coaching role. Dravid will stay on as ODI and Test coach while someone new could come in for the T20 team.
Again, it’s only a thought. We have not discussed Rahul’s future yet. He has a contract in place. And as required, he will take breaks with VVS taking charge of the T20 team. But a discussion on a full-time T20 coach is yet to take place. Will see if
BCCI Apex Council Meeting Outcome:
- BCCI Central Contracts: Suryakumar Yadav & Hardik Pandya are set for promotion. But it will be formalised only after new selectors take charge.
- BCCI Title Sponsor: BCCI has asked Byju’s to stay on as the sponsor till March. A call on the replacement will be taken later.
- BCCI Jersey Sponsor: MPL has also requested a way out. But BCCI will take a call on that soon.
- India Cricket Overhaul: BCCI has put a hold on the discussion until new selection committee joins in.
- Split Coaching: No decision until new selectors come in.
- Split Captaincy: Again, no decision until new selection committee joins in.
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Split captaincy: However, BCCI is in dilemma at the moment. Virat Kohli was removed as ODI and Test captain as they did not want split captaincy. But with Rohit Sharma ageing and need to set plans for 2024 T20 WC have forced the board to rethink. Rohit Sharma will stay put as the ODI captain till 2023 World Cup. A discussion on ODI and Test captaincy will only take place after 2023 WC.
However, InsideSport understands that BCCI is ready to take the bold step and appoint a new captain for T20s. With not many T20s scheduled in 2023, Hardik Pandya will take charge of the T20 team.
Split Captaincy: With more and more bilateral series, a need to look at alternatives is much-needed. BCCI could follow England’s footsteps in this regard. Although Dravid will stay on as the ODI coach, BCCI is mulling a decision to appoint a T20 coach. It’s not that Dravid hasn’t played T20s but like many others, he has been conservative in his approach.
“We can’t afford to lose repeatedly. We will not take chances anymore. We are already in discussion with Rohit Sharma and he is comfortable with idea of the appointment of new captain for the T20 format. We will do the same with Rahul. He without doubt is an asset. But there is too much on his plate and we want to reduce his load. We will soon meet him,” a top BCCI official told InsideSport earlier.
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