BCCI retains Chetan Sharma as chairman of senior selection committee

The Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) on Saturday decided to retain Chetan Sharma as the chairman of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) senior selection committee.

The committee comprising Sulakshana Naik, Ashok Malhotra, and Jatin Paranjape undertook an extensive process for selecting members of the All-India Senior Selection Committee.

The Board had received close to 600 applications following its advertisement for the five posts issued on its official website on 18th November 2022.


"Upon due deliberation and careful consideration, the CAC shortlisted 11 individuals for personal interviews. Based on the interviews, the Committee has recommended the following candidates for the Senior Men’s National Selection Committee: Chetan Sharma, Shiv Sundar Das, Subroto Banerjee, Salil Ankola and Sridharan Sharath," the council stated in a press release.

The committee further recommended Chetan Sharma for the role of Chairman of the senior men’s selection committee.

However, with the BCCI not offering more than Rs 1 crore as salary to the chairman, the board failed to attract bigger names, some of whom earn 5 to 7 times that amount through commentary, IPL coaching and other commitments.

"The board received around 600 applications following its advertisement for the five posts issued on its official website on 18th November 2022," BCCI secretary Jay Shah said in a release.

"Upon due deliberation and careful consideration, the CAC shortlisted 11 individuals for personal interviews. Based on the interviews, the committee has recommended the following candidates for the senior men's national selection committee," he added.

It must be mentioned that both Das and Chetan had played identical number of Tests --23 -- but Chetan has played 65 ODIs (4 by Das) and is also the senior of the two. While Chetan got his first Test cap in 1984, Das made his debut in 2000.

In the case of former Tamil Nadu captain Sharath, the board has specific aim in mind as he is the only one without an India cap in the panel.