The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday announced the appointment of Aashish Kapoor as chairman of its All-India Junior Selection Committee. Apart from Aashish, the other two members of the selection panel are Gyanendra Pandey and Rakesh Parikh.
A former off-spinner, Aashish played four Tests and 17 One-Day Internationals for India, including the 1996 ICC World Cup. He has also played 128 first-class games and 93 List A matches.
Earlier this month, Kapoor had replaced another ex-player Venkatesh Prasad in the committee. Prasad had resigned in March in order to take up a coaching role at Indian Premier League side Punjab. 47-year-old Kapoor featured in four Tests and 17 ODIs for India from 1994-2000 and took 14 wickets in all.
He also played 128 first-class games and 93 List A matches, appearing for the following teams: Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Tripura. He was part of the Indian team that reached the 1996 World Cup semi-final.
