For the vacant senior men\u2019s selectors posts, former India players R.P. Singh, Pragyan Ojha, and Amay Khurasiya were interviewed. The selected candidates will be needed to replace the outgoing duo of S. Sharath (South Zone) and Subroto Banerjee (Central Zone).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Though former men\u2019s pacer Praveen Kumar had also applied for being a member of the committee, IANS understands that Praveen was asked to apply at the last minute. It is also understood that while Pragyan Ojha is a front-runner to replace Sharath from South Zone, there could be a toss-up between Singh and Khurasiya for the slot from the Central Zone.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sharath, meanwhile, was also interviewed for the lone vacancy in the junior men\u2019s selection panel and is most likely to come in for Thilak Naidu to be the committee chairman, ahead of the U19 World Cup happening next year. Sharath had been the chief selector when India won the 2022 U19 Men\u2019s Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In terms of women\u2019s selectors, IANS understands that Amita Sharma, Sravanthi Naidu, Anagha Deshpande, and Diana David were interviewed. It is also understood that former India player and coach Purnima Rao, along with Mamatha Maben, Rajani Venugopal, and Bindeshwari Goyal, are in the applicants\u2019 mix.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sharath, meanwhile, was also interviewed for the lone vacancy in the junior men\u2019s selection panel and is most likely to come in for Thilak Naidu to be the committee chairman, ahead of the U19 World Cup happening next year. Sharath had been the chief selector when India won the 2022 U19 Men\u2019s Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The two-member CAC will submit its recommendations to the BCCI, with final names of the successful applications scheduled to be approved during the Annual General Meeting (AGM) at its headquarters in Mumbai on September 28. It\u2019s also the day when a new set of office bearers will be elected.<\/p>\r\n\r\n