Overview
- Shubman Gill proposed formal 15-day red-ball camps before each Test series during informal discussions with selectors and board officials, according to a Times of India report citing a BCCI source.
- The suggestion follows India’s 0-2 home defeat to South Africa, their second home Test whitewash in 13 months after a loss to New Zealand in 2024.
- The BCCI has held informal meetings with the team’s leadership group and is reportedly willing to give Gill a greater role in Test planning.
- Because of scheduling pressures and coaching commitments, the board may task the Bengaluru Centre of Excellence, led by VVS Laxman, with organising red-ball camps when national staff are tied up.
- India’s next Tests are scheduled for July 2026 in Sri Lanka, creating a window to implement changes as reports note recent results have dented their World Test Championship prospects.