During and after the tour of Australia, reports and sourced leaks from the Indian dressing room regarding players, coaches, relationships and other matters have become increasingly rampant. In the middle of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, reports from the dressing room suggesting a tumultuous relationship between the coaching staff and the players created headlines, while post the series, the 10-point diktat imposed by BCCI was also reported by journalists first. Now, the appointment of former domestic run machine Sitanshu Kotak as batting coach has also been reported before any official announcement from the BCCI.