BCCI Cricket Advisory Committee – BCCI New Selection Committee: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday, announced the appointment of its Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC). The three-member committee comprises Mr Ashok Malhotra, Mr Jatin Paranjape and Ms Sulakshana Naik. The first task for CAC would be to shortlist the candidates for the post of NATIONAL Selectors. The said task will be completed by MID-DECEMBER: Follow Indian Cricket LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN
Mr Malhotra has represented India in 7 Tests and 20 One-day internationals and recently served as the President of the Indian Cricketers’ Association. Mr Paranjape has played 4 ODIs for India and was part of the Senior Men’s Selection Committee.
Meanwhile, Ms Naik, who played two Tests, 46 ODIs and 31 T20Is for India in a career spanning 11 years, continues to be a part of the three-member CAC.
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BCCI Cricket Advisory Committee: BCCI announces 3 member CAC, Ashok Malhotra, Jatin Paranjape included, first task to shortlist NATIONAL SELECTORS: Follow LIVE Updates
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What tasks will be at hand for Cricket Advisory Committee?
- Split coaching (Specialised coach for T20 team)
- Split Captaincy (Rohit Sharma may be asked to step down from T20s with Hardik Pandya taking charge)
- Review of T20 WC
- Review of current coaches
- Selection committee’s rotation policy
The first job of the new CAC is going to be to pick a new selection committee. The previous one headed by former India cricketer Chetan Sharma was sacked after India lost in the semi-final of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022.
Meanwhile, the deadline already got over on the 28th of November 2022 with more than 60 people applying for it. According to criteria set by the BCCI, candidates should have played at least seven Tests or 30 first-class matches or 10 One Day Internationals and 20 first-class matches. Additionally, the applicant should have retired from the game at least five years ago.
BCCI Cricket Advisory Committee: BCCI announces 3 member CAC, Ashok Malhotra, Jatin Paranjape included, first task to shortlist NATIONAL SELECTORS: Follow LIVE Updates
Chetan Sharma and Harvinder Singh — have re-applied for the selectors’ posts. While there aren’t any big names, Chetan Sharma will certainly draw a lot of eyeballs. Among big names, two former India pacers from Karnataka Venkatesh Prasad and Dodda Ganesh have applied for the job.
Apart from them, Nayan Mongia, Maninder Singh, Shivsundar Das, and Ajay Ratra submitted their applications. BCCI has received close to 100 applications for the vacancy of five selectors. The board will scrutinise the applications and will make an announcement of the new selection committee in December.
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