BCCI wants national selectors to attend team meetings

In a departure from rm, BCCI on Saturday said new national selection panel will have to officially "attend team meetings" as and when required. Board placed it as one of key requirements while inviting applications for post of national selectors. Only two slots will need to be filled in senior panel after departure of incumbent chairman MSK Prasad and his colleague Gagan Khoda. Wher selector will have a vote in choosing playing XI is still t clear.

advertisement also makes it clear that selection committee tenure will be four years, paving way for Sarandeep Singh (rth), Devang Gandhi (East) and Jatin Paranjpe (West) to continue for ar 12 months. It is clear that one of new selectors (likely from south zone) will head panel as three existing men do t have stature to lead a senior selection committee. most table requirements in KRA (Key Responsibility Area) includes selecting best possible team in a 'fair and transparent manner'. Secondly, planning and preparing a strong bench strength for national team and third point pertains to "attending team meetings as and when required".

'It is good if touring selector is allowed in team meetings'

Last but t least is "travel to watch international and domestic matches". When asked, a senior BCCI official said: "Look, selectors have been on tours but as far as I kw, re has been formal clause that allowed m to sit in team meetings.  "rmally, touring selector meets coach and captain during practice to discuss tactics and strategy. But this is a new development. It's a good thing if touring selector is allowed to sit in team meetings."

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senior selection committee will be in charge of picking India, India A, Duleep, Deodhar, Challenger series and Rest of India squads for Irani Cup. Along with senior selection committee, entire women's selection panel will be overhauled while junior men's committee will feature two changes. last date for submission is January 24. It is still t clear wher proposed Cricket Advisory Committee comprising Madan Lal, Gautam Gambhir and Sulakshana Naik will be conducting interviews of interested candidates.

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criteria to become a national selector rules out anyone who is above 60 years of . Former India batsman Dilip Vengsarkar, whose name was floated by a section of media, is 64 years old. BCCI brass led by Sourav Ganguly has adhered to specifications given in new constitution where qualification for applying for senior selector's post requires a candidate to play eir seven Tests and 30 first-class games or 10 ODIs and 20 first-class matches. person needs to be retired from all forms of cricket for at least five years.

For junior selection committee, requirement is 25 first-class games and one of two selectors who would be relinquishing his post is Rakesh Parikh. For senior women's team, even one international game for India is a good eugh qualification. 

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