BCCI's committee names Karnataka's Sunil Joshi as selection committee chairman

Mumbai: Former India spinner Sunil Joshi was on Wednesday, March 4 named Chairman of the national selection panel by the BCCI’s Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), which also picked ex-pacer, Harvinder Singh, for a place in the five-member group.

The CAC, comprising Madan Lal, R P Singh, and Sulakshana Naik, picked the two selectors with Joshi replacing South Zone representative MSK Prasad.

In an unprecedented decision, the BCCI said the CAC will review the panel’s performance after one year and make recommendations accordingly.

“The committee recommended Mr. Sunil Joshi for the role of Chairman of the senior men’s selection committee. The CAC will review the candidates after a one-year period and make the recommendations to the BCCI,” read a statement from BCCI Secretary Jay Shah.

Harvinder was chosen from the central zone and replaces Gagan Khoda in the panel.

The existing members of the selection panel are Jatain Paranjpe, Devang Gandhi and Sarandeep Singh.

“We have picked the best guys for the job,” Lal told PTI.

The CAC had shortlisted five candidates for interviews Joshi, Harvinder, Venkatesh Prasad, Rajesh Chauhan, and L S Sivaramakrishnan from a list of 40 applicants.