World Cup 2019: CoA to have review meeting with Kohli, Shastri after team returns home

The CoA members will also have discussions with the chairman of selectors MSK Prasad on a roadmap for India for next year's T20 World Cup in Australia

The Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) will review India's World Cup performance in a meeting with skipper Virat Kohli and chief coach Ravi Shastri and the focus is likely to be on selections made for the big event. The CoA members led by chairman Vinod Rai, Diana Edulji and Lt Gen (Retd) Ravi Thodge will also have discussions with the chairman of selectors MSK Prasad on a roadmap for India for next year's T20 World Cup in Australia. “We will certainly have a review meeting once the coach and the captain are back from their breaks. I will not put a date and time but we will speak to them. Also, we will speak to selection committee head on road ahead,” Rai said. It is also expected that Ambati Rayudu's handling is likely to come up during the review. The team management might be asked as to why he was persisted till the final series, at home against Australia, before the World Cup if the selectors were not convinced about him being a certainty for the number four slot. The second issue on the table is likely to be the presence of three wicketkeepers in the side, especially Dinesh Karthik, who has not performed in ODI cricket for a long time and had a wretched IPL. The third point of contention could be Dhoni's batting position in the semifinal loss in Manchester. The team management is likely to be asked as to why Dhoni was sent at number seven after the team had been reduced to 5/3 in a chase of 240. It has been learnt that batting coach Sanjay Bangar was the one who decided on Dhoni's slot and Shastri might be asked to give his view on the decision. While the current five-member selection panel will continue till the BCCI AGM, it is expected that the chairman of selectors Prasad will be asked to be more assertive in selection meetings.