Hyderabad: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) seems to be taking some strict actions after a humiliating whitewash against New Zealand in the recently concluded Test series. The board conducted a review meeting for six hours on Thursday. The Indian team’s disappointing performance against the Blackcaps was discussed in the meeting.
It is understood that skipper Rohit Sharma and Ajit Agarkar were also present for the meeting held in the presence of BCCI Secretary Jay Shah and President Roger Binny. The meeting was aimed at discussing India’s strategic choices including pitch selection for the Mumbai Test and resting key pacer like Jasprit Bumrah for the third Test. The selection of Nitish Reddy and Harshit Rana was also questioned in the meeting.
After India were at the receiving end of a rare 3-0 series loss against New Zealand at home, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officials – president Roger Binny and secretary Jay Shah - had a review meeting with captain Rohit Sharma, head coach Gautam Gambhir and Chief…
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India suffered a 0-3 loss against New Zealand and lost their first Test series at home since the 2012/13 defeat against England. Also, it was the only second time when India faced a whitewash at home in a Test series.
Gambhir’s coaching methods have come under question as India lost the ODI series against Sri Lanka at home and then conceded a whitewash against the Kiwis.
India will now play against Australia in the Border Gavaskar Trophy starting from November 22. The Indian team is set to depart for Australia in two groups on November 10 and November 11. India needs to win four out of the five matches in the Test series against Australia to qualify for the World Test Championship (WTC) final.
