India, Nov. 27 -- A day after Gautam Gambhir said it is up to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to decide his fate after India's second home Test whitewash in 12 months, the board made it clear that no immediate action will be taken against head coach or the current playing group. A senior BCCI official told The Indian Express that the board will not be making any decisions on Gambhir's future before the upcoming World Cups, insisting that the team remains in a "transition phase."

"It is up to the BCCI to decide. I said it in my first press conference when I took over as the head coach that Indian cricket is important; I am not. And I sit here sticking by the same thing..." Gambhir said on Tuesday before going on to add th...