New Delhi: The Indian cricket team is due for a renaissance, as one of its most iconic figures is set to leave.At this point, it’s not clear whether the potential exit is because the director has become unhappy about continuing in the job or is moving on to a new coaching role or both.The team led by Gautam Gambhir took over in July 2024, starting with a limited series against Sri Lanka.For the record, a bowling coach Morne Morkel he joined the coaching role later, ahead of the Bangladesh Test series, while the rest of the assistants began their careers alongside Gambhir.It is understood that the sponsors have signed a 2+1 deal with the BCCI. While the cricket board and coaches have the option of extending their terms by one year after the first two years, it is understood that at least one has already held talks with the Indian Premier League (IPL) international franchise and is set to join.The possibility of another member of the support staff also moving on soon cannot be ruled out at this time.Indian times. com reached out to concerned coaches, and IPL franchises to comment on the strong murmurs within the Indian cricket team. This article will be updated as soon as they respond.The move is unlikely due to the team’s poor performances in Ireland and England, but something that has been brewing for the past few months. It is understood that rifts have grown in the dressing room since the two-Test defeat to South Africa at home, and it is not a pleasant place to be at the moment. The conflict between the elected officials and the advisers has made things difficult.It is also understood that the addition of Sairaj Bahutale to the coaching set-up as the spin-bowling coach was not a one-stop plan. Bahutale had previously acted as the current bowling coach for the 2024 tour of Sri Lanka when Morkel was unable to join the team due to an emergency.Although there is no confirmation, the exodus of staff may have prompted the Indian cricket board to send some Zimbabwean short game coaches. A well-informed source questioned the move because the team led by Gambhir had a break during the IPL, and the Zimbabwe series would be their fourth, shortest season.“I don’t understand the need to send VVS Laxman to Zimbabwe. I also don’t understand the plan to send him to the Asian Games. There is more to it than meets the eye, and perhaps the Indian cricket team is exploring options,” said a source.BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia issued a statement on Friday stressing that the board would review the team’s recent performance, but said “nothing else will be discussed”.“The BCCI is currently looking at the performance of the Indian T20 team, which has not been achieved in the ongoing series in England. However, this is not unusual and can happen in international cricket. We see it as a poor part of the time. Once the ODI series ends on July 19 and the team comes back, we will have a follow-up meeting with the team members to discuss what went wrong in England. With the ODI series coming up, we are hopeful that the team will bounce back well. ““The review meeting will focus on the progress of the team and how the training can be improved in relation to the errors. There is nothing more to discuss,” Saikia said.The next few weeks could be very interesting for Indian cricket because if the coaches concerned do not make a late change, the setup could have a new look from the start of the Test series with Sri Lanka. Time may change, but it may take a lot of commitment from the Indian cricket team and head coach Gambhir to retain a name or names in the setup.Gambhir took charge of the team and the 2024 away series against Sri Lanka and selected the supporting cast members, incl. Ryan ten DochateMorne Morkel, and Abhishek Nayar. T Dilip retained his role as bowling coach, while Sitanshu Kotak was added as batting coach before Nayar was sacked after India won the Champions Trophy in 2025.