​Not head coach or chief selector: VVS Laxman set for powerful India Director of Cricket role with 4 major responsibilities – Report originally appeared on Cricket News.
Add Cricket News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.KEY TAKEAWAYS:VVS Laxman is reportedly set to be appointed the BCCI’s director of cricket.The newly created role would give him control over all Team India’s cricketing operations.His mandate would reportedly cover performance reviews, appointments, selection, and management.Laxman was previously linked to BCCI Chief Selector or India head coach role.VVS Laxman reportedly set for India Director of Cricket of BCCI roleThe rumours had been circling VVS Laxman for quite some time about his direction with the Indian cricket team moving forward. While some saw him as the interim for India’s red-ball side till the BCCI could phase out Gambhir, others argued that the former Indian Test legend wasn’t interested in coaching. Now, with the latest updates, it seems that Laxman might be set for a major promotion within Indian cricket, but not in either of the roles widely speculated. Reports now suggest the BCCI is creating an entirely new, powerful position for the former batter.Much of the recent chatter had linked Laxman with either a split-coaching role as India’s Test head coach or a move to replace Ajit Agarkar as chairman of selectors. Laxman himself had played down that talk, reaffirming his commitment to the Centre of Excellence and confirming he had turned down the head coach job in 2024. But according to a recent update, the reality is a third and even bigger assignment.MORE:Gautam Gambhir’s fate as India Test head coach revealed based on each IND vs SL Test series resultVVS Laxman’s 4 major responsibilities as Director of Indian cricketSport Today’s Nikil Naz was quick to first dismiss Laxman going for either the Test head coach or the chairman of selectors’ roles. “However, what we can now kind of confirm to you is it’s neither of those two positions. But the BCCI has identified a third very major position,” he said on the official YouTube channel. He then revealed that the director of cricket would be the role that the cricket board has for Laxman. “Probably for the first time, the BCCI is going to be getting a position like that. You might have VVS Lakshman as the director of cricket of the BCCI,” Naz said. With this, the former batter would be the sole person responsible for the national team’s cricketing operations. Naz was quick to mention that it wasn’t the first time that the BCCI had similar posts. Earlier, they had the position of general manager of cricket, which was held by former Indian cricketer Saba Karim and former first-class batter Dr M.V. Sridhar. So it isn’t like the BCCI hasn’t tried their luck with a GM role.But the number of responsibilities would make this the first of its kind. Naz was quick to point that out, saying:”He’s going to be the sole man in charge of the cricketing opera