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    RP Singh, Pragyan Ojha In Line To Join Ajit Agarkar As India Selectors: Report

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    By News18,Rudransh Khurana

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    RP Singh, Pragyan Ojha In Line To Join Ajit Agarkar As India Selectors: Report

    Former India cricketers RP Singh and Pragyan Ojha have sent in their nominations for the role of men’s selector in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
    According to The Indian Express, the BCCI couldn’t draw much interest from other renowned former international players for the two vacant positions. Apart from Singh and Ojha, former India pacer Praveen Kumar, former Uttar Pradesh quick Ashish Winston Zaidi, and Himachal Pradesh’s Shakti Singh were among the candidates.
    The BCCI had announced the positions on August 22.
    The eligibility criteria mentioned in the release were: “Minimum of 7 Test Matches; OR 30 First-Class Matches; OR 10 ODIs and 20 First-Class Matches. Must have retired from the game at least 5 years prior. Must not have been a member of any Cricket Committee of the BCCI for a cumulative period of 5 years.”
    Singh, who was an excellent pacer, played 14 Tests, 58 ODIs and 10 T20Is between 2005 and 2011 for India. Ojha, on the other hand, was a wily spinner and represented India in 24 Tests and played in 18 ODIs and 6 T20Is between 2008 and 2013.
    Currently, the panel is headed by former India fast bowler Ajit Agarkar. It also comprises Shiv Sunder Das (Central Zone), Subroto Banerjee (East Zone), Ajay Ratra (North Zone), and Sridharan Sharath (South Zone). This group picked India’s team for the 2025 Asia Cup, which is currently ongoing in the UAE.
    It needs to be seen which two selectors are let go of. But Ojha belongs to the South Zone and Singh to the Central Zone, and their appointment would mark the end for Sunder Das and Sharath.
    The next steps in the decision-making would be the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC)-comprising Ashok Malhotra, Jatin Paranjpe, and Sulakshna Naik shortlisting and interviewing the candidates. The CAC will then recommend the names of the candidates chosen to the BCCI office-bearers.
    The new selectors are expected to take charge from next month. Their assignments could begin with the two-Test series against the West Indies, followed by a white-ball tour of Australia.

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