Chetan Sharma returns as chief selector of BCCI's committee

Former India cricketer Chetan Sharma, who was the head of the BCCI selection committee for the men's cricket team from December 2020 , will continue as the chief selector, according to a BCCI statement on Saturday. Other selectors in panel are Sridharan Sharath from South Zone, Shiv Sundar Das from Central Zone, Subroto Banerjee from East and Salil Ankola from West Zone.

NEWS - BCCI announces All-India Senior Men Selection Committee appointments.

Mr Chetan Sharma recommended for the role of Chairman of the senior men’s selection committee.

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The Cricket Advisory Commitee interviewed 11 candidates for interviews before finalising on the five-member panel.The Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) comprising Ms Sulakshana Naik,  Ashok Malhotra, and Jatin Paranjape undertook an extensive process for selecting members of the All-India Senior Selection Committee. The Board received around 600 applications following its advertisement for the five posts issued on its official website on 18th November 2022. The board had earlier parted ways with the Chetan Sharma-led selection committee after the Indian team had failed to reach the final of the T20 World Cup last year. Under Chetan's tenure, India also failed to qualify for the final of the Asia Cup; in 2021, the team was knocked out in the group stages of the T20 World Cup as well.