Overview
- Devajit Saikia met VVS Laxman and BCCI office-bearers in Mumbai to review Centre of Excellence operations and define its roadmap.
- BCCI will initiate recruitment for vacant technical roles, including heads of education and sports science, despite a global shortage of specialists.
- India A and U-19 tours will be rescheduled to avoid overlap with senior-team commitments to safeguard the player supply line.
- Saikia dismissed reports linking Laxman to the senior head-coach job and confirmed he continues to lead the Centre of Excellence.
- Saikia said Bangladesh’s T20 World Cup participation was not on the agenda, noting it is an ICC decision.