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Sunil Joshi named selection committee chairman

Former India spinner Sunil Joshi was on Wednesday named chairman of the national selection panel by the BCCI’s Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), which also picked ex-pacer Harvinder Singh in the five-member group.

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The CAC, comprising Madan Lal, R P Singh and Sulakshana Naik, named the two selectors. Joshi replaces MSK Prasad (South Zone), who had an extended run after completing his four-year tenure.


“The committee recommended Sunil Joshi for the role of Chairman of the senior men’s selection committee,” read a statement from BCCI Secretary Jay Shah.


Harvinder was chosen from central zone and replaces Gagan Khoda in the panel.The existing members of the selection panel are Jatain Paranjpe (West),Devang Gandhi (East) and Sarandeep Singh (North).


“We have picked the best guys for the job. We picked them (Joshi and Harvinder) because they were clear in their views,” Lal said.

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