- Following India’s embarrassing 3-1 loss to England, the BCCI has virtually shown coach Duncan Fletcher the door by appointing Ravi Shastri as overall in-charge of cricket affairs of the Indian team for the ODI series.
- Bowling Coach Joe Dawes and fielding coach Trevor Penney were sent on a vacation and replaced with assistant coaches Sanjay Bangar and Bharat Arun respectively.
- Rahul Dravid has been engaged as a mentor and long-term roles may be offered to both Dravid and VVS Laxman.
- Read at: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/pushed-to-the-wall-bcci-turns-to-shastri/article6333057.ece