BCCI appoints Pragyan Ojha as chief selector and Ramesh Powar to panel

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has reconstituted its Men’s Selection Committee following the departure of Ajit Agarkar. Pragyan Ojha has been appointed as the new chairman of the five-member panel, a role determined by seniority based on the number of Test matches played. Ojha, a former spinner who played 24 Tests, succeeds Agarkar, whose tenure included several major ICC trophy wins.

Ramesh Powar, a former India off-spinner and former head coach of the Indian women’s team, has been appointed as a member of the committee. Powar was recommended by the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), consisting of Ashok Malhotra and Jatin Paranjape, after an interview process that included other candidates such as Wasim Jaffer and Salil Ankola.

The full selection panel now includes Pragyan Ojha (Chairperson), Shiv Sundar Das, RP Singh, Ajay Ratra, and Ramesh Powar. The committee is responsible for selecting India’s senior men’s squads for all formats, including upcoming tours such as the multi-format assignment in New Zealand.