While it has been a week since the BCCI has appointed the new Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), Madan Lal, RP Singh, and Sulakshana Naik, the trio is yet to get the terms of reference that they would need when they pick the next batch of national selectors.
The CAC is appointed to recruit a couple of new selectors after the terms of chief selector MSK Prasad and Gagan Khoda ended. Among the new selectors who will be selected, one will also be the chief selector. The likes of Ajit Agarkar, Laxman Sivaramakrishnan, Venkatesh Prasad, Rajesh Chauhan, Nayan Mongia, Chetan Chauhan, Nikhil Chopra, Abey Kuruvilla have applied for the post.
Recently, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly had stated that the candidates with the experience of playing most Test matches will become the next chief selector. However, Madan Lal has made it clear that CAC is yet to hear anything regarding the same from the BCCi president.
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As per the quotes in IANs, the CAC member said, “I did have a word with them after the appointment, but I am yet to receive any terms of reference with the appointment of the national selectors.”
The CAC is expected to pick the two selectors in time for the selection of the squad for the ODI series against South Africa that gets underway on March 12. When asked about it, Madan Lal said that clarity on the matter will only be reached after they get the terms of reference.
He further explained, “I cannot say for now if Agarkar can be picked since Jatin Paranjpe is already there representing the West Zone. I can only speak on that once I get the guidelines on the process of selection.”
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While the zonal system doesn’t apply anymore, Agarkar’s appointment will mean the Central Zone would go unrepresented because Khoda was representing the zone and the selectors who will continue are from North (Gagandeep Singh), West (Paranjpe) and East (Devang Gandhi). The South Zone was being represented by Prasad and he will be replaced in all probability by Laxman Sivaramakrishnan.
