On Monday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly the two fresh faces in the national selection committee can be seen by the end of February. BCCI is looking for the replacements of the chief selector MSK Prasad and one of the members Gagan Khoda in the five-member committee. Recently, the former Indian skipper said that the Indain team for the ODI series against South Africa next month will be picked by the new selection panel.

A number of top former cricketers like Laxman Sivaramakrishnan, Ajit Agarkar, Nayan Mongia, Chetan Sharma, and others have applied for the positions. The BCCI recently formed the new Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) which comprises of Madan Lal, Rudra Pratap Singh, and Sulakshana Naik. 

The previous committee led by the legendary Indian cricketer, Kapil Dev resigned last year on grounds of conflict of interests. Sivaramakrishnan and Agarkar are among the frontrunners to replace Prasad as the chief selector.

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As per the quotes in India Today, Ganguly said, “The new CAC has been constituted and the new selectors should be picked by this month.” The former Indian skipper had also said earlier that one who has represented India in the most number of Tests and not the earliest to have played for the country will be the next chairman of selectors.

The current pool of selectors has often been slammed for its shallow international experience in unison. Prasad, a former India wicket-keeper, said in the past that his committee has left a strong reserve for the national squad that would go on to serve it for years to come.

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India recently whitewashed New Zealand 5-0 in a T20I series in their den to achieve a new high. They will now play the Black Caps in a three-match ODI series starting Wednesday and then follow it up with a two-match Test series later this month.