BCCI, on January 7, announced All-India Senior Men Selection Committee.Chetan Sharma retained the position after being sacked post India's performance at the T20 World Cup 2022. The Cricket Advisory Committee recommended him for the post.
"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
- Sridharan Sharath
The committee further recommended Mr Chetan Sharma for the role of Chairman of the senior men’s selection committee," BCCI said in a statement.
Let's look at the numbers of these selectors.
Chetan Sharma
Test Numbers
- Innings: 39
- Wickets: 61
- Economy: 3.74
ODI Numbers
- Innings: 63
- Wickets: 67
- Economy: 4.94
Shiv Sundar Das
Test Numbers
- Innings: 40
- Runs: 1326
- Average: 32.89
- Strike Rate: 38.91
- 100s: 2
- 50s: 9
ODI Numbers
- Innings: 4
- Runs: 39
- Average: 13
- Strike Rate: 50.64
- 100s: 0
- 50s: 0
Subroto Banerjee
Test Numbers
- Innings: 1
- Wickets: 3
- Economy: 2.61
ODI Numbers
- Innings: 6
- Wickets: 5
- Economy: 5.05
Salil Ankola
Test Numbers
- Innings: 1
- Wickets: 2
- Economy: 4.26
ODI Numbers
- Innings: 20
- Wickets: 13
- Economy: 4.57
Sridharan Sharath
FC Numbers
- Innings: 203
- Runs: 8700
- Average: 51.17
- 100s: 27
- 50s: 42
List A Numbers
- Innings: 102
- Runs: 3366
- Average: 44.28
- 100s: 4
- 50s: 20
What was the criteria for the selection?
According to the criterion listed by BCCI for the post, the candidates "should have played a minimum of 7 Test matches or 30 First Class matches or 10 ODI and 20 First Class matches." Also, the candidates, "should have retired from the game at least 5 years ago." It has been learnt that this time, the BCCI will give a contract for only one year to avoid any confusion.
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