India's fielding coach T Dilip is unlikely to get another contract, meaning his stint with the Indian team could end once the ongoing England tour is over. The coaching overhaul marks a significant shift in the BCCI's strategy, with Gautam Gambhir's support staff coming up for review after the white-ball leg concludes.
T Dilip, bowling coach Morne Morkel, and assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate all signed two-year contracts with the BCCI, which will end after India's white-ball tour of England concludes.
According to India Today, however, the fates of these three coaches differ sharply — Morkel and ten Doeschate have extension clauses, and the BCCI wants both to continue after two good years.
India's fielding has come under repeated scrutiny over the past year, despite the team's success in tournaments. Fielding standards remained a weakness even during India's successful T20 World Cup 2026 campaign, where the team dropped 15 catches — the highest by any side in the competition — with a catching efficiency of just 72%, the lowest among all participating nations. The lapses go back to the Asia Cup last year, where India dropped several important catches. The issue persisted during the ongoing England tour as well.
This is Dilip's second stint in jeopardy. He was previously sacked after India's poor performance in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 against Australia, before Rohit Sharma personally intervened to convince Gambhir and the BCCI to bring him back in May 2025. That appeal will not save him this time, with the BCCI now set to move in a new direction and appoint a different fielding coach.
What's next for Team India?
England won the five-match T20I series 4-0, with the opening game washed out, sealing the result with a 56-run win in the fifth T20I at the Rose Bowl in Southampton. The two sides now switch to the three-match ODI series, starting Tuesday, July 14 in Birmingham, before the tour concludes with the third ODI at Lord's on Sunday, July 19.
India will then travel to Zimbabwe for a three-match T20I series starting Thursday, July 23, with the coaching decision expected to be finalised before that tour begins.
