The BCCI will announce the Indian squad for the upcoming two-Test tour of Sri Lanka by Tuesday, July 28, with the first Test set to take place in Galle from August 15 to 19.
The Indian team has been struggling against quality overseas spin on turning tracks in recent years, and the tour of Sri Lanka is expected to be a spin trial by fire for India's batters.
The BCCI will conduct a review of Team India's white-ball tours of Ireland, England, and Zimbabwe in the first half of August. Led by new T20I captain Shreyas Iyer, India suffered a shock 2-0 series defeat to Ireland and were whitewashed 4-0 by England in the T20I series.
However, India bounced back with a much-improved performance in Zimbabwe, defeating the hosts by seven wickets in the opening T20I. The victory was Iyer's first as India's T20I captain after a seven-match winless streak.
The review meeting will discuss everything, including what went wrong in England, and a decision on the contracts of two members of head coach Gautam Gambhir's support staff will also be taken. The two-year contracts of assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate and fielding coach T Dilip have expired.
Dilip has been a popular figure and is best remembered for introducing the 'Best Fielder Medal' presentation after every match. He was the only member of former head coach Rahul Dravid's support staff to continue after Dravid, but there is speculation that his contract may not be renewed.
India's fielding standards have dipped noticeably over the past few months, and a decision on the contracts of ten Doeschate and Dilip will be crucial in addressing this issue.
The BCCI review will also consider the performance of the Indian team in the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka. The series will be a crucial test for India's batting lineup, and the team will be looking to bounce back from their recent struggles.
The Indian team will return from Zimbabwe in the first week of August, and the review meeting will take place shortly after. The BCCI will then announce the Indian squad for the Sri Lanka tour by Tuesday, July 28.
The BCCI secretary, Devajit Saikia, has confirmed that the review meeting will be held in the first part of August, and a decision on the contracts of ten Doeschate and Dilip will be taken during this meeting.
Source: Yahoo Sports