Archive · 19 Sep 2026
Ramesh Powar Tipped to Lead BCCI Junior Selection Panel
The BCCI is creating a new committee to choose India’s young cricket teams.
Ramesh Powar is expected to lead the committee, but the appointment has not yet been confirmed.
Ashish Winston Zaidi is also reported to have applied for a place.
The committee will choose teams up to the Under-22 age group.
It will help organize matches, training camps and tours.
It will also look for talented players and track how they improve.
The group will help prepare young cricketers for higher-level cricket.
Players will also be taught about serious problems such as drugs, betting and match-fixing.
Ramesh Powar is reportedly likely to become chairman of the BCCI’s new junior men’s selection committee.
Ashish Winston Zaidi is also reported to have applied for a position on the five-member panel.
The BCCI invited applications on August 24, 2026, with September 5 set as the deadline.
The committee will select teams up to the Under-22 level and oversee camps, tournaments and domestic and international tours.
The panel will scout talent, monitor development and educate young players about drugs, betting and match-fixing.
- Who
- Former India spinner Ramesh Powar is the leading reported candidate, while former Uttar Pradesh cricketer Ashish Winston Zaidi is also reported to have applied.
- What
- The Board of Control for Cricket in India is forming a new five-member junior men’s selection committee, with Powar tipped to chair it.
- When
- Applications opened on August 24, 2026, and the deadline was September 5; the appointment date was not specified.
- Where
- The committee will operate under the Board of Control for Cricket in India and manage India’s junior cricket pathway, including overseas engagements.
- Why
- It will select and develop age-group players, organize junior competitions and tours, and build a stronger pool of players for India’s junior teams.
- Reported chairman candidate
- Ramesh Powar
- Other reported applicant
- Ashish Winston Zaidi
- Panel size
- Five positions
- Application deadline
- September 5, 2026
- Selection scope
- India age-group teams up to Under-22
- Powar’s international record
- Two Tests and 31 One Day Internationals for India between 2004 and 2007
- Zaidi’s first-class record
- 427 wickets in 110 matches
