BCCI Scraps Selection Committee Led By Chetan Sharma, Invites Fresh Applications
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday announced that they have invited applications for the position of National Selectors for the senior men's team
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday announced that they have invited applications for the position of National Selectors for the senior men's team. The BCCI also said that the deadline to submit the applications is 6pm IST on November 28. The board has scrapped the selection committee led by former India cricketer Chetan Sharma. The other members of the committee were Sunil Joshi (South Zone), Harvinder Singh (Central Zone) and Debashish Mohanty (East Zone). NEWS: BCCI invites applications for the position of National Selectors (Senior Men).Details : https://t.co/inkWOSoMt9
BCCI secretary Jay Shah had mentioned after the board's AGM in Mumbai last month that a new selection committee will be formed. He had also mentioned that a Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) will formed, which would oversee the appointment procedure for the national selectors.
Mr Shah had also said that the CAC would review the candidates after a year and provide feedback to the board on their performance.
This meant that selecting the teams for the Bangladesh tour would be the last assignment for the outgoing selection committee.
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