Overview

• Assistant coach Abhishek Nayar has been removed just eight months into his tenure, reportedly due to alleged dressing room tensions and performance concerns.
• Fielding coach T Dilip and strength and conditioning coach Soham Desai were also dismissed after completing their three-year tenures under new BCCI guidelines.
• The overhaul follows India's 3-1 Test series loss to Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and subsequent dressing room leaks that raised accountability questions.
• Sitanshu Kotak, already associated with the team, and Adrian Le Roux, returning for a second stint, are set to take on expanded roles in the revamped support staff.
• BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia has indicated that an official announcement is forthcoming, with the changes expected to take effect before the England Test series in June.