VVS Laxman to attend selection committee meetings: Devajit Saikia

Centre of Excellence head VVS Laxman will attend all senior selection panel meetings going forward to ensure there is no miscommunication between committee and COE, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia has said. This came after Laxman attended the T20I and India A team selection meet in Guwahati.

“VVS Laxman will henceforth attend all senior selection committee meetings to ensure there is no miscommunication between selectors and COE,” Saikia said. “This was decided at the review meeting in Mumbai that as head of cricket, COE, Laxman should attend all meetings going forward. The move is intended to ensure selectors get accurate information to make right decisions,” he said.

It was speculated that Laxman and former chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar did not see eye to eye on issues related to players’ recovery timelines while undergoing rehabilitation at COE in Bengaluru. Agarkar, it is believed, felt that communication from COE about fitness status of players was not clear. Laxman succeeded Dravid as head of NCA, now revamped as COE, in 2021 for a three-year term.