CCI
is
epo tedly
pla i g
to
appoi t
VVS
Laxma
as
the
ew
‘Di ecto
of
C icket’,
while
he
co ti ues
to
head
the
Ce t e
of
Excelle ce.
His
espo sibilities
a e
expected
to
expa d
u de
the
ew
st uctu e,
with
his
existi g
wo k
i volvi g
ju io
teams
a d
playe
ehabilitatio
bei g
compleme ted
by
a
ole
i
staff
appoi tme ts.
Acco di g
to
sou ces
cited
by
NDTV,
Laxma ‘s
co t act
at
the
Ce t e
of
Excelle ce
is
set
to
be
exte ded
by
a othe
two
yea s.
His
additio al
ole
as
Di ecto
of
C icket
is
expected
to
b i g
g eate
coo di atio
betwee
the
se io
team,
selectio
committee
a d
I dia’s
ju io
developme t
system,
c eati g
a
mo e
i teg ated
pathway
fo
ide tifyi g
a d
u tu i g
tale t.
What
does
Laxma ‘s
ew
ole
mea
fo
Gambhi
a d
Aga ka ?
The
epo ted
developme t
comes
at
a
time
whe
the
positio s
of
chief
selecto
Ajit
Aga ka
a d
head
coach
Gautam
Gambhi
a e
u de
sc uti y.
Aga ka ‘s
cu e t
te u e
as
chai ma
of
the
selectio
committee
is
epo tedly
due
to
e d
i
Septembe ,
while
Gambhi ‘s
positio
has
also
faced
questio s
followi g
I dia’s
i co siste t
Test
esults.
I dia
have
wo
fou
a d
lost
fou
of
thei
i e
Tests
i
the
o goi g
WTC
2025-27
cycle.
The
home
se ies
defeat
to
South
Af ica
added
to
the
p essu e,
maki g
the
upcomi g
two-Test
se ies
agai st
S i
La ka
pa ticula ly
impo ta t
fo
Gambhi .
Will
Laxma
out a k
Gambhi
a d
Aga ka ?
Will
Laxma
out a k
Gambhi
a d
Aga ka ?
Repo ts
claim
that
Laxma ‘s
p oposed
positio
as
Di ecto
of
C icket
would
place
him
above
both
Gambhi
a d
Aga ka
withi
the
BCCI’s
c icketi g
st uctu e.
Howeve ,
the e
is
epo tedly
o
immediate
pla
to
emove
eithe
of
them.
Acco di g
to
the
epo t,
Gambhi
a d
Aga ka
a e
expected
to
co ti ue
i
thei
espective
oles
th ough
the
2027
ODI
Wo ld
Cup,
despite
the
p oposed
est uctu i g.
Fo
head
coach
Gautam
Gambhi ,
the
Test
fo mat
has
bee
pa ticula ly
challe gi g.
U de
his
te u e,
I dia
have
suffe ed
se ies
defeats
agai st
New
Zeala d,
Aust alia
a d
South
Af ica,
with
two
of
those
losses
comi g
o
home
soil.
Gambhi
will
ow
hope
to
tu
thi gs
a ou d
as
I dia
takes
o
S i
La ka
i
two-match
Test
se ies
sta ti g
today.
The
wi
ove
S i
La ka
would
imp ove
I dia’s
WTC
campaig
a d
guide
the
team
towa ds
a othe
appea a ce
i
WTC
fi al.
