India To Get New Selectors In The Month Of March: Madan Lal

Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) member Madan Lal has confirmed that Team India will get new selectors by March 1 or 2. Two positions left vacant by MSK Prasad and Gagan Khoda are up for grabs. The member of the newly-appointed CAC and former Indian cricketer Lal has said that the Indian cricket team will get new selectors before Virat Kohli and Co. return from their ongoing tour of New Zealand.

The CAC consisting of the likes of Lal, Sulakshana Naik and RP Singh have been assigned to select the two selectors after Prasad and Khoda finished their tenure in January.

Although Lal said that there isn’t any fixed date as to when the announcement will be made, the CAC member expects the process to conclude by March 1 or 2 as the new selection committee will have to pick the Indian squad for the three-match home ODI series against South Africa starting from March 12.

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India To Get New Selectors In The Month Of March: Madan Lal

“We have got the list, we will now shortlist the candidates. The three of us will tally after that and decide on who all to call for the final round of interviews. We should be out with the new selectors by March 1 or 2 before the boys return from the New Zealand tour. We have to finish this off as the new selectors need to sit down and pick the squad for the ODI series against South Africa which starts on March 12,” Lal told IANS.

Earlier, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly stated that the chief selector would be the “one with the most Tests”.

Hence, Ajit Agarkar is likely to beat everyone on the list if he is selected for the post. The selectors who will continue are Sarandeep Singh (North), Devang Gandhi (East) and Jatin Paranjpe (West).

However, Lal confirmed that the newly-elected CAC members haven’t had any meeting thus far on the appointment of national selectors while adding that they have just received the list and will be shortlisting the candidates for the final interview.

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