Archive · 24 Aug 2026
BCCI Adds Drug and Match-Fixing Education to Junior Selection
The BCCI is creating a new group to manage junior cricket teams.
The group will choose players up to the Under-22 level.
It will also help select coaches and other team staff.
A new duty is teaching young cricketers about drugs, betting and match-fixing.
The BCCI says this should happen early because young players can face pressure from money and fame.
The committee will organise tournaments, camps and overseas tours.
It will check how junior teams are developing and choose their captains.
Five former players will be selected for the committee.
Applications must be submitted by September 5.
The BCCI will require its new Junior Cricket Committee to promote ethical values and warn young players about drugs, betting and match-fixing.
The Board has invited applications for five committee positions, with September 5 as the deadline.
The committee will select and develop age-group teams up to Under-22 level for camps, tours and domestic or international fixtures.
Selectors will assess players, choose captains, and help appoint coaches, analysts, medical staff and other support personnel.
Applicants must be former players with at least 25 First-Class matches and five years since retirement; some former BCCI committee members are ineligible.
- Who
- The Board of Control for Cricket in India and applicants for its five-member Junior Cricket Committee.
- What
- The BCCI is adding ethical education about drugs, betting and match-fixing to the responsibilities of junior selectors.
- When
- Applications close on September 5, and the new committee is expected to be announced at the BCCI’s AGM next month.
- Where
- The committee will oversee junior cricket activities in India and overseas.
- Why
- The BCCI says young players are vulnerable to pressures associated with money and fame, so education should begin early.
- Committee positions
- Five
- Application deadline
- September 5
- Teams covered
- Age-group teams up to Under-22
- Education focus
- Drugs, betting, match-fixing and strong ethical values
- Applicant experience
- At least 25 First-Class matches
- Retirement requirement
- Applicants must have retired at least five years earlier
- Ineligibility rule
- People who served on a BCCI Cricket Committee for a cumulative five years cannot apply
