India Cricket Overhaul: BCCI Apex Council Meeting LIVE: India Cricket Overhaul begins on December 21. The BCCI has called in an Apex Council meeting with 12 points on the agenda. The meeting will take place virtually. While the agenda does not mention a review of T20 World Cup and Bangladesh series, the chairperson Roger Binny can call it in. BCCI is not happy with India’s recent performances of the support staff. With the CAC in place, a call on that could also be made. Follow India vs Bangladesh LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
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.
India Cricket Overhaul: BCCI Apex Council Meeting on December 21, T20 Fate of Rohit Sharma & Rahul Dravid can be decided as BCCI seeks T20 overhaul, Follow LIVE Updates
BCCI Apex Council Meeting Agenda:
- BCCI Central Contracts: New contracts will be discussed. Suryakumar Yadav is set for promotion.
- The council will also approve the appointment of new selection committee.
- The BCCI will discuss the status of two of its premier jersey sponsors BYJUs and MPL.
- The appointment of consultancy firm Grant Thornton is also on the agenda list.
- An Infrastructure sub-committee will also be formed and upgradation of five venues will also be discussed.
- The meeting will discuss the venues for series against SriLanka, NewZealand and Australia.
- BCCI will also take a call on India vs Australia Pink Ball Test in Ahmedabad.
- The new Cricket Advisory Committee, headed by former Test cricketer Ashok Malhotra, will also be present during the meeting.
- While not on the official agenda, a decision on India’s T20 future could be made.
- BCCI is not happy with India’s support staff especially fielding coach T Dilip and the physio team.
- Although Nitin Patel is heading the NCA sports science centre, BCCI could make a change in the support staff.
- India have seen a string of injuries of late and some have been repetitive like Deepak Chahar.
- President Roger Binny has promised to look into injury management.
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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.
India Cricket Overhaul: Top items on agenda
- Split coaching (Specialised coach for T20 team)
- Split Captaincy (Rohit Sharma may be asked to step down from T20s with Hardik Pandya taking charge)
- Review of T20 WC
- Review of current coaches
- Selection committee’s rotation policy
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.
Apart from the important discussions, the BCCI will ratify a one-time payment to V Jaydevan. BCCI uses the Indian engineer’s rain-rule formula in domestic white-ball games for more than a decade now.
Although in international cricket, ICC uses the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method (DLS), VJD Method is the go-to in Indian cricket. Mushtaq Ali T20, Vijay Hazare Trophy and erstwhile Deodhar Trophy and Challenger Trophy all use VJD Method.
India Cricket Overhaul: BCCI Apex Council Meeting on December 21, T20 Fate of Rohit Sharma & Rahul Dravid can be decided as BCCI seeks T20 overhaul, Follow LIVE Updates
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