The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday, floated an advertisement for the post of national men’s team selector on its website. There are speculations that former Mumbai cricketer Salil Ankola will be exiting the selection committee as one of the five selectors has to quit.
The men’s selection committee includes Ajit Agarkar as the chief, with SS Das, Salil Ankola, Subroto Banerjee, and S Sharath as the other members. There are speculations that Ankola might quit the role, as per a report by the Times of India. Salil Ankola was appointed as the Indian selector in January 2023. He has also served as the Mumbai selector previously.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) normally appoints one selector from each zone. However, the current chief of the committee, Ajit Agarkar and Salil Ankola are both from Mumbai and West Zone. In this case, Salil Ankola will be quitting the role. The BCCI has also floated an advertisement for the post on their website.
#breaking BCCI floats ad for the post of national selector on it's website..end of the road for one selector?who will replce him?#cricket #bcci
— Gaurav Gupta (@toi_gauravG) January 15, 2024
Criteria to become National Men’s Team Selector
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has listed the criteria on their website as follows:
– The applicant should have played a minimum of:
a) 7 (Seven) Test Matches; OR
b) 30 (Thirty) First Class Matches; OR
c) 10 (Ten) One Day International Matches and 20 (Twenty) First Class matches.
– The applicant should also have retired from the game at least 5 years previously.
– No person who has been a member of any Cricket Committee for a total of 5 years shall be eligible to be a member of the Men’s Selection Committee.
The final date to submit the application is January 25, 2024. The applicants will be screened and shortlisted. The shortlisted candidates will then be called for personal
interviews for further evaluation by the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC). The CAC includes Sulakshana Naik, Ashok Malhotra and Jatin Paranjpe.
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