Former BCCI chief of choice panel Chetan Sharma and selector Harvinder Singh, whose tenures got here to an finish just lately, because the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) selected to not lengthen their contracts, have reapplied for the job which was marketed by the board a while in the past.
After the T20 World Cup the place India’s journey ended within the semi-finals, the BCCI had determined to not lengthen the tenures of their choice committee. Contemporary functions have been invited and the BCCI goes to have a brand new panel within the coming weeks.
Together with Sharma and Harvinder Singh, greater than 60 candidates have utilized for the submit, however the different two members of the panel, Sunil Joshi and Debashish Mohanty selected to not reapply. The BCCI hasn’t obtained functions from any ‘massive’ names barring just a few former cricketers who want to turn out to be members of the five-member choice committee.
As per the factors set by board, candidates ought to have performed seven Check matches or 30 first-class matches or 10 ODIs and 20 first-class matches. The applicant ought to have retired from the sport not less than 5 years in the past.
BCCI But To Type A New Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) After Departure Of RP Singh
Apparently, one of many candidates is present junior choice committee chairman S Sharath. Another outstanding names who’ve reportedly utilized are Venkatesh Prasad, Dodda Ganesh, Maninder Singh, Nikhil Chopra, Atul Wassan, Reetinder Singh Sodhi, Nayan Mongia, SS Das, Salil Ankola, Sameer Dighe, Ajay Ratra, Gyanendra Pandey, Jacob Martin, Subroto Banerjee and Iqbal Siddiqui.
Other than this, the BCCI is but to call a brand new Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) which has been left with one member Sulakshana Naik. This after former pacer RP Singh left the committee and joined the Mumbai Indians IPL franchise as a expertise scout.
The brand new choice panel must “appoint captaincy for the group in every format”.
Hardik Pandya is the front-runner to take over from Rohit Sharma because the captain within the T20I format. This resulting from his performances as captain on Eire and up to date New Zealand excursions and for main the Gujarat Titans to the IPL 2022 title of their debut yr.
As for Rohit, he’s already 35 years previous and the Board could need to hold him as captain for the following yr’s 50-over World Cup on residence soil, whereas Pandya shall be groomed as Indian captain for the following T20 World Cup in 2024 which shall be performed within the West Indies and the US.
