BCCI Leaves Call on Rohit, Virat to Selection Panel

India head coach Gautam Gambhir's first six months in the job have gone all wrong with India's impregnable home Test record undone by New Zealand's 3-0 clean sweep, followed by the loss (3-1) to Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series.

- Rasesh Mandani

MUMBAI:

In a review meeting with Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officials in a Mumbai hotel on Saturday, Gambhir is known to have agreed that an honest appraisal of the team's shortcomings in Australia was necessary.

There will be no pressing of the panic button or decisions rushed, according to an official privy to the discussions.

Also present in the meeting was skipper Rohit Sharma, chief selector Ajit Agarkar, BCCI secretary-elect Devajit Saikia and Jay Shah, previous secretary and now International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman. Shah, having conducted the review after the loss to New Zealand, was present as a special invitee.

The future of senior batters Rohit and Virat Kohli did come up for discussion, but the board officials are learnt to have left it to the wisdom of the selection committee to take the team transition process forward as they deem fit.