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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday (18 October) announced its new board members after the conclusion of its 91st Annual General Meeting (AGM). While Roger Binny replaced Sourav Ganguly as the board’s President, Ashish Shelar took the Treasurer’s post after Arun Dhumal was moved to the IPL Chairman’s post. Jay Shah retained his position as the secretary of the Indian cricket board.
With the arrival of a new president, a lot of things are expected to change and a selection panel rejig is the first on Roger Binny’s list, it seems. Reports suggest that BCCI can take a call on the Chetan Sharma-led selection committee’s future. The board will wait till the end of the T20 World Cup and then will decide if Chetan Sharma and the team need to get an extended tenure or if it will be the end of the road for them.
It is no secret that Chetan Sharma and his panel’s performance has not been up to expectations with the committee making strange decisions here and there. The inclusion of Rahul Chahar over Yuzvendra Chahal for the T20 World Cup 2021, and preferring Vijay Shankar over Ambati Rayudu are some of the many blunders made by the selection committee.
A PTI report quoted a senior BCCI official saying that Chetan Sharma will have to make way for a new face but will remain in the system until BCCI appoints its new Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC). "A lot will depend on how India fares at the T20 World Cup. There aren't too many people who are very happy with Chetan at the moment. But he will remain till BCCI selects the new Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC)," a senior BCCI official said.
While Chetan Sharma will have to wait until his fate is decided, East Zone's Debasish Mohanty in a few months’ time will have to make way for someone else as he will complete a cumulative four years in the junior and senior selection panel.
"The rule that was applicable with Abbey Kuruvilla will also apply to Debu Mohanty. Debu was inducted by the COA in junior panel in early 2019 and he had served two years till 2021 before being upgraded to senior panel after Devang Gandhi completed his tenure," a senior BCCI official told PTI on conditions of anonymity.