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Ramesh Powar Tipped to Lead BCCI Junior Selection Panel
The Board of Control for Cricket in India wants to create a new group of junior cricket selectors.
Ramesh Powar and Ashish Winston Zaidi have applied to join it.
Powar may become the group’s chief selector.
He could also represent the West Zone, while Zaidi may represent the Central Zone.
The group will choose teams up to the Under-22 level.
It will also help organize matches, training camps and overseas tours.
The selectors will look for talented young players and teach them about issues such as drugs, betting and match-fixing.
Powar previously played for India and has coached several teams.
Ramesh Powar and Ashish Winston Zaidi have applied for positions on the BCCI’s new junior men’s selection panel.
Powar is reportedly in line to become chief junior selector and West Zone representative.
The BCCI invited applications for five Under-22 panel positions, with a September 5 deadline.
The new committee will replace the panel headed by former Tamil Nadu cricketer S. Sharath.
The panel will select age-group teams, organize competitions and tours, and support young players’ development.
- Who
- Former India spinner Ramesh Powar and former Uttar Pradesh cricketer Ashish Winston Zaidi are prospective panel members.
- What
- The BCCI is forming a new junior men’s selection committee, with Powar tipped as its chief selector.
- Where
- The panel will operate under the Board of Control for Cricket in India and oversee junior cricket in India and overseas engagements.
- When
- Applications opened on August 24 and were due by September 5; the appointment date was not specified.
- Why
- The new committee will select and develop age-group players and manage junior competitions, camps and tours.
Key facts
- Potential chief selector
- Ramesh Powar
- Other reported applicant
- Ashish Winston Zaidi
- Panel size
- Five positions
- Application deadline
- September 5
- Proposed scope
- Age-group teams up to Under-22 level
- Powar’s India record
- Two Tests and 31 One Day Internationals between 2004 and 2007
- Zaidi’s domestic record
- 427 first-class wickets in 110 matches, plus 47 List A appearances
Quotes
Sources tracking the development
Sources familiar with the BCCI junior selection panel process
“Yes, Powar and Zaidi have applied for being a part of the committee. If all goes well, then Powar may become new chief junior selector, as well as West Zone representative and Zaidi could become the junior selector from Central Zone.”
thestatesman.com
Sources
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