Prasad's departure means the Ganguly-led BCCI has gone by the old constitution that has a provision of a maximum of four-year term for the selection committee. The amended constitution had a maximum five-year term.
Iyer made his India debut in November 2017 with a T20 International against New Zealand and in the following month, played in his maiden ODI series, scoring back-to-back half centuries in the home rubber against Sri Lanka.
Not so long ago, Pant was India's number one wicketkeeper-batsman in all three formats but has endured an erratic run of form for some time now.
Prasad said the duo have respect for him and he knew how to manage personalities as he was a management student.
Bumrah was part of the Windies tour after World Cup 2019, however, a stress fracture on his lower back in September ruled him out of the series against South Africa.
Former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh has said that the thinktank in selection is not up to the mark in terms of modern-day cricket.
Prasad feels that it's time that Engineer behaved his age as it doesn't behove his stature to pass such nasty comments about anyone's wife, be it Indian captain or any ordinary man.
The selectors' term was four years according to the old constitution but the amended constitution, which has come into effect now, has a provision of a maximum of five-year term.
BCCI chief selector MSK Prasad said there are some players who are being groomed as backups for Rishabh Pant but as of now, the young wicketkeeper-batsman is still the first choice.
BCCI chief selector MSK Prasad stated that Rahul is a talented cricketer but because of his poor form in red-ball cricket, he has been dropped for the upcoming Test series beginning October 2.
With the T20I World Cup scheduled for next year, it was said that Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav are facing tough competition to get a spot in the shortest format.
The BCCI said that Nick Webb had been chosen as top candidate with Luke Woodhouse and Rajnikanth Sivagnanam in the second and third positions, respectively.
Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal's absence from the T20I squad for the three-match series against South Africa raised eyebrows.
MS Dhoni was not in the 15-member squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series against South Africa, and chief selector MSK Prasad has given the reason behind the decision.
Jonty did not even feature in the fielding coach's shortlist and incumbent R Sridhar predictably is set to continue.
Prasad attested that if the selection committee 'lacked vision', the Indian team would never have seen white ball cricketers excel in Test cricket, citing examples of Bumrah, Pandya and Rishabh Pant.
The chairman of the selection committee spoke on a variety of issues ranging from the jibes on his stature to allegations that the Indian team management bullies him.
Sanjay Manjrekar also said that India played really well in the World Cup and their performance was not below-par at all.
BCCI official took note of Prasad's comment on Rayudu's selection and questioned the criteria of fitness test being the yardstick for national selection.
MSK Prasad mentioned wicket-keeper batsman from the domestic circuit - KS Bharat and said he was very close to making the cut.
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