Overview
- Secretary Devajit Saikia met VVS Laxman and senior office-bearers in Mumbai to review CoE operations and set a future roadmap.
- BCCI approved launching recruitment to fill key CoE vacancies, including heads of education and sports science, citing a global talent shortage.
- The board will reschedule India A and U-19 tours to prevent overlaps with senior-team itineraries and preserve the A side as a feeder pathway.
- Saikia described the session as a soul-searching exercise aimed at strengthening defensive skills and longer-innings technique at junior levels.
- The board denied reports of approaching Laxman for the Test coach role and said Bangladesh’s T20 World Cup venue request is an ICC matter not discussed at the meeting.