No Director of Cricket role for VVS Laxman as BCCI dismisses media reports
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has put speculation about a new administrative role for VVS Laxman firmly to rest. Following a board review meeting on Thursday, September 3, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia confirmed that the board has no intention of creating a Director of Cricket position within Indian cricket's administrative structure.
The clarification directly addresses media reports from August that suggested Laxman was being considered for a significantly expanded role as part of a possible September reshuffle. Saikia's statement after the review meeting makes clear that no such development is on the cards at this stage. Laxman is currently in charge of the BCCI's Centre of Excellence. That role remains unchanged following the board's deliberations on September 3.
What was the Rumoured Director of Cricket role about?"Neither discussion nor intention," Saikia told reporters.
Reports that surfaced as early as August 14 described the proposed Director of Cricket position as a substantial expansion of Laxman's existing brief at the Centre of Excellence. Under the structure outlined in those reports, the role would have extended well beyond player development to cover broader coordination across Indian cricket as a whole.