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Abey Kuruvilla and Debasis Mohanty were added to the selection panel
Sunil Joshi and Harvinder Singh are the existing members of the panel
Former India pacer Chetan Sharma was on Thursday appointed chairman of the senior national selection panel by the BCCI s Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), which also picked Mumbai s Abey Kuruvilla and Odisha s Debasis Mohanty in the five-member team. The new panel was formed on the sidelines of the Board s 89th Annual General Meeting (AGM) here, with Sharma pipping Maninder Singh and Vijay Dahiya from the north zone. It s indeed a privilege for me to get an opportunity to serve Indian cricket once again. I am a man of few words and my action will speak louder than words, Sharma, who has a five-wicket haul at Lord s in a Test match, told PTI.
Chetan Sharma, Kuruvilla & Mohanty chosen national selectors
By IANS| Published: 25th December 2020 4:04 am IST
New Delhi, Dec 24 : Former India pace bowlers Chetan Sharma, Abey Kuruvilla, and Debashish Mohanty have been picked in the senior national selection panel and they would replace Sarandeep Singh, Jatin Paranjape, and Devang Gandhi, whose tenures ended in September this year, it was announced on Thursday.
The trio will join former India left-arm spinner Sunil Joshi and pace bowler Harvinder Singh who were picked as selectors in March, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said in a statement.
“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 [Cricket Advisory Commitee] will review the candidates after a one-year period and make the recommendations to the BCCI,” it said.
BCCI AGM: Key decisions taken during 89th Annual General Meeting held in Ahmedabad
BCCI AGM: Key decisions taken during 89th Annual General Meeting held in Ahmedabad
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah chaired the board s 89th Annual General Meeting in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
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BCCI on Thursday held its 89th Annual General Meeting in Ahmedabad. (Courtesy of BCCI)
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday held its 89th Annual General Meeting in Ahmedabad.
Chetan Sharma, Kuruvilla, Mohanty are new national selectors
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New Delhi, Dec 24 : Former India speedsters Chetan Sharma, Abey Kuruvilla, and Debashish Mohanty were on Thursday added to the senior national selection panel, and they will replace Sarandeep Singh, Jatin Paranjape, and Devang Gandhi, whose tenures ended in September, it was announced on Thursday. Sharma will be chairman of the five-man panel.
The trio will join former India left-arm spinner Sunil Joshi and pace bowler Harvinder Singh who were picked as selectors in March, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said in a statement.