Will Indian cricket undergo a coaching reset?

New Delhi: The Indian cricket team is likely to undergo a coaching reset, with at least one senior member of the support staff leaving.At this moment, it is not entirely clear whether the potential exit is purely due to the coaching staff member’s growing dissatisfaction with continuing in the current role or whether he is moving on to take on a new coaching position or both.

The Gautam Gambhir-led coaching group took charge in July 2024, starting with the limited-overs series against Sri Lanka.For the record, bowling coach Morne Morkel joined the coaching unit soon afterwards, ahead of the Bangladesh Test series, while the rest of the support staff began their tenure alongside Gambhir.It is known that the support staff have signed a 2+1 contract with the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry. While the Cricket Board and coaches have the option to extend their tenure by one year beyond the initial two years, it is understood that at least one coach has already held discussions with an Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise that has a global presence and is likely to join their setup.The possibility of another member of the support staff also moving in in the near future cannot be ruled out at this stage.Times Of India. com reached out to BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia, the coaches concerned and the IPL franchise for a comment on the strong murmur within Indian cricket circles. The story will be updated once you respond.This potential move is not due to the team’s poor performances in Ireland and England, but rather something that has been brewing over the past few months.

It is well known that the cracks have deepened in the dressing room since the two-Test defeat to South Africa at home, and it is not the happiest place at the moment. Disagreements between selectors and the coaching staff further complicated matters.It is also understood that the addition of Sairaj Bahotel to the coaching staff as bowling coach was not a temporary arrangement. Bahotel had previously served as interim bowling coach for the 2024 tour of Sri Lanka when Morkel was unable to join the team due to a family emergency.Although there is no confirmation, the possible exit of support staff may have prompted the Indian Cricket Board to field a different set of coaches for the short-lived Zimbabwe series. A well-informed source questioned the move because Gambhir’s support staff had a long break during the Indian Premier League, and the Zimbabwe series was only their fourth stint, which is a very short one.“I do not fully understand the need to send VS Laxman to Zimbabwe.

I also don’t understand the plan to send him to the Asian Games. “There is clearly more than meets the eye and the Indian Cricket Board may be exploring options,” the source said.BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia issued a statement on Friday confirming that the board would review the team’s recent performance, but stressed that “nothing further will be discussed”.“The BCCI is currently monitoring the performance of the Indian T20 team, which has not been up to par in the ongoing series against England.

However, this is not something abnormal and can happen in international cricket. We consider it a temporary bad phase. Once the ODI series ends on July 19 and the team returns, we will hold a review meeting with key members of the squad to discuss what went wrong in England.

With the ODI series underway, we hope the team will return to good form.“The review meeting will be strictly about the team’s performance and how to correct course regarding shortcomings.

“Nothing further will be discussed,” Saikia said.The next few weeks could be very interesting for Indian cricket because if the coaches concerned do not change their minds late, the setup could have a new look early in the Test series against Sri Lanka. The timing may change, but it may take a lot of conviction from the Indian Cricket Board and head coach Gambhir to retain the marquee name or names in the setup.Gambhir took charge of the team for the 2024 away series against Sri Lanka and hand-picked the members of his support staff, including Ryan ten Deutsche, Morne Morkel and Abhishek Nayar. T Dilip retained his position as fielding coach, while Sitanshu Kotak was later added as batting coach before Nayar was relieved of his duties after India won the Champions Trophy in 2025.