India, Aug. 5 -- India's Test series in Sri Lanka this month has a lot riding on it with results likely to dictate the future of the country's top cricketing decision makers.

With losses having piled up, an unfavourable result would dent India's World Test Championship final hopes. Both head coach Gautam Gambhir and chief selector Ajit Agarkar's posts remain under scrutiny. Top BCCI sources say Gambhir has considerable backing to last the course of his coaching term until the 2027 ODI World Cup. That may see Agarkar move on, a call to be finalised during BCCI's September AGM.

Some may see it as Agarkar being made the fall guy. Those privy to internal conversations also know that the chief selector has initiated discussions with BCCI, al...