India to name squad for Sri Lanka Tests by Tuesday; BCCI to review support staff

The BCCI will announce India's squad for the two-Test tour of Sri Lanka by Tuesday, secretary Devajit Saikia confirmed. The board will also review India's recent white-ball tours of Ireland, England and Zimbabwe in early August.

The forthcoming squad declaration relates to the two-Test assignment in Sri Lanka and comes with a broader set of evaluations planned by the board. Officials have slated an early-August meeting to look back at the white-ball trips to Ireland, England and Zimbabwe. That review will include consideration of the contracts and roles of existing coaching personnel.

Selection for the Sri Lanka Tests is expected to be finalised ahead of the team's departure, with the BCCI indicating the timeline provided by Devajit Saikia. Names and composition of the party will be made public by Tuesday, as the board follows its standard announcement procedures. This decision will set the immediate playing group for the bilateral Test series.

The white-ball tours of Ireland, England and Zimbabwe will form the primary subjects of the early-August board review. Members will revisit the outcomes and arrangements from those short-format assignments as part of their agenda. The exercise is administrative and evaluative in nature, intended to assess recent international engagements.

Attention will also turn to the support staff whose contracts have reached a conclusion after the ongoing tour. The meeting "will determine the future of assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate and fielding coach T Dilip, whose contracts have expired after the ongoing tour." Any determinations about renewals or changes will follow the board's appraisal during that session.

The BCCI's two-pronged timetable — a squad announcement by Tuesday and a staff review in early August — sets clear near-term milestones. Outcomes from the August meeting will clarify the status of the coaching appointments and complete the board's reassessment of recent tours.