BCCI appoints Chetan Sharma as new chairman of selection committee

NH Bureau Friday, 25 December 2020 07:17:28 AM

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Ahmedabad : The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday announced Chetan Sharma as the new chairman of selection committee, which also picked Abey Kuruvilla and Debashish Mohanty in the five-member team.

The other two members of the selection panel are former India cricketers Sunil Joshi and Harvinder Singh. Earlier, Joshi was the chief selector of the national men’s team.

“The committee further recommended Mr Chetan Sharma for the role of Chairman of the senior men’s selection committee based on seniority (total number of Test matches). The CAC will review the candidates after a one-year period and make the recommendations to the BCCI.

“The three new members will join Mr Sunil Joshi and Mr Harvinder Singh in the selection committee,” the BCCI said in a statement.

The Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) comprising Mr Madan Lal, Mr Rudra Pratap Singh and Ms Sulakshana Naik met virtually to select three members of the All-India Senior Selection Committee (Men).
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 24, 2020

Based on CAC’s recommendations Mr Chetan Sharma, Mr Abey Kuruvilla and Mr Debashish Mohanty have been appointed to the senior selection committee. Mr Sharma will be head the selection panel.

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— BCCI (@BCCI) December 24, 2020

How Chetan Sharma got selected?

It was not a random call, as per BCCI rules, the candidate with the most Test caps becomes the chief selector. Chetan has represented India in 23 Tests and 65 ODIs during an 11-year-old international career. He was also the first player to claim a hat-trick in the World Cup, which he took in the 1987 mega tournament.

In other news, BCCI has approved 10 teams for the IPL 2022. The decision was taken in the BCCI AGM meeting on Thursday in Ahemdabad.

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