New Delhi, July 11 -- five consecutive T20 losses, a board review announced, and a summer that was supposed to mark the beginning of a new development cycle now reads, through five matches, as something more troubling.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India's Secretary, Devajit Saikia, confirmed on Friday that the BCCI would hold a formal review meeting with core team members once the England tour concludes on July 19. "The BCCI is currently observing the performance of the Indian T20 team which has not been up to the mark," Saikia said. He described the run of defeats as "a purely bad phase" and stressed the board did not consider the situation unusual. The performance data suggests otherwise.

India began their England leg after dro...