Soon, Indian cricket will have a new Test captain ahead of the five-match series in England following the retirement of Rohit Sharma. A media release could land up any part of the day (journalists have often received BCCI press releases post 10 pm). There could be a media interaction with chief selector Ajit Agarkar followed by the new captain being made available to the media. Hopefully.

The BCCI, for all the plaudits it gets for being the heartbeat of international cricket on and off the field, is not top of the class when it comes to communication. They don’t always believe in confirmation of appointments and exits of key personnel. For example, no Board official went on record to talk about assistant coach Abhishek Nayar’s exit although Kolkata Knight Riders confirmed the former India ODI player’s return to being a support staff member of the franchise. By the way, the BCCI found no need to inform the media about the entry of bowling coach Morne Morkel and assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate when Gautam Gambhir took over as head coach last year. It was Gambhir who said they are on board during a press conference before the Sri Lanka tour last July. The recent news of fielding coach T Dilip being relieved too was source-based. Even the appointment of Sitanshu Kotak as batting coach was made without the media coming to know officially immediately.