BCCI appointment of three-member Cricket Advisory Committee to pick selectors

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday named a new Cricket Advisory Committee. The new committee includes former Indian players and former national selectors Ashok Malhotra and Jatin Paranjape alongside Sulakshana Naik, who remains in the three-member committee.

Announcing the move on Social media BCCI wrote in a statement, “The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday, announced the appointment of its Cricket Advisory Committee. The three-member committee comprises Mr Ashok Malhotra, Mr Jatin Paranjape, and Ms Sulakshana Naik.”

The new CAC will be given the responsibility of selecting the new selection panel for the team, which shall be picked later this month. Malhotra has replaced former India seamer, Madan Lal, in the CAC while Paranjape came in place of Rudra Pratap Singh.

“Mr Malhotra has represented India in 7 Tests and 20 One-day internationals and recently served as the President of the Indian Cricketers’ Association. Mr Paranjape has played 4 ODIs for India and was part of the Senior Men’s Selection Committee. Ms Naik, who played two Tests, 46 ODIs, and 31 T20Is for India in a career spanning 11 years, continues to be a part of the three-member CAC,” the statement added.

The three-member committee will be involved in the process of appointing the new All-India Senior Selection Committee after the Chetan Sharma-led committee was sacked by the BCCI following India’s defeat in the 2022 T20 World Cup against England in the second semifinal.