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BCCI get new bunch of selectors

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Published on September 23, 2016 with No Comments

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Former India wicketkeeper MSK Prasad was appointed as the new chairman of selectors while Ajay Shirke was retained unopposed as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary at its 87th Annual General Meeting (AGM). No other nominations were received for the BCCI’s secretary’s post. BCCI President Anurag Thakur chaired the AGM.

Shirke became the secretary in July after Thakur was elevated to the president’s position, vacated by Shashank Manohar who quit BCCI to become the International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman. He is also chief of the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA).

A new five-member selection panel was formed, headed by Prasad (South Zone), which also included former off-spinner Sarandeep Singh (North Zone), ex-batsmen Gagan Khoda (Central Zone), Devang Gandhi (East Zone) and Jatin Paranjpe (West Zone).

Gandhi, Paranjpe and Singh were the new additions to the panel. Prasad, who was part of the earlier selection panel, replaced Sandeep Patil as its chairman.

He played six Tests and 17 one-day internationals for India between 1998 and 2000, having made his international debut against Bangladesh in an ODI in 1998.

He played his first Test against New Zealand in 1999. In 2000, however, he was dropped from India’s Test squad and did not play international cricket again.

He featured in 96 first-class matches, amassing 4,021 runs at an average of 27.73 and claimed 266 dismissals. He also scored 1,719 runs in 88 List A games.

The 41-year-old was appointed the Andhra Pradesh captain for the 2007-08 Ranji Trophy season.

He announced his retirement from the game in 2008 and later served as Andhra Cricket Association’s director for six years.

The Guntur-born became a national selector in 2015. He has also served as selector for the India U-19 team.

Former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad was retained as chairman of the junior national team’s selection committee. Ashish Kapoor and Amit Sharma were added to the junior selection committee.

 

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